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The 85 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit

Written by Charles Knight, AltSearchEngines editor / April 4, 2007 12:32 PM / 15 Comments

Back in February, I came across a Kronus 55 piece Home Repair Tool Kit in a Radio Shack ad - all for just $29.99. This inspired me to assemble the first ever 55 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit here on Read/WriteWeb; and my Tool Kit was absolutely free!

Well, it happened again. Walking through the local Sears store, there right in front of me was the Companion 85 piece Auto Repair Tool Kit! And the price? Also $29.99! What a country! Well, I knew what I had to do. I threw my new Tool Kit in the car and headed back to my home office.

I then dusted off the 55 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit and neatly arranged 30 more of the latest Mobile Search-Related sites, which I have been collecting for the past six weeks. If Mobile is going to be "the Next Big Thing", you're going to need all the tools you can get in order to be prepared for every eventuality.

The result: the brand new 85 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit! You will want to bookmark this Tool Kit, put it in your Favorites, print it out, or save the attached Excel spreadsheet to your computer. These 85 websites will come in very handy, if you have anything at all to do with the Mobile Web this year.

This Tool Kit replace the one that you may already have. The 85 pieces here include all of the original 55 pieces, plus 30 new ones - so all you need is right here.

Name URL` Description
180srch.com http://180srch.com Text a Query, get Google / Amazon in your Inbox.
2ReCall www.2recall.com Record your outgoing calls on any phone.
4INFO http://mobile.4info.net Mobile Local Search
5o9 MobileMe www.5o9.net Mobile Local Search
82ASK www.82ask.com Text a Question, get an Answer. Cost: One British Pound.
Answers.com http://mobile.answers.com Answers.com's Mobile Search
AOL mobile http://mobile.aol.com/portal AOL's mobile version
areacodefinder.mobi areacodefinder.mobi Phone related searches; not just area codes
Ask.com Mobile http://m.ask.com Ask.com's mobile version
AskMeNow www.askmenow.com Text a Question, get an Answer. Cost: a Quarter (25 cents)
Beyond411 http://thebogles.com/projects /berry411 Mobile Search for your Blackberry
bluepulse www.bluepulse.com Mobile community services; messaging, chat, text, etc.
Boing www.boing.mobi Searches for Mobile websites
boopsie www.boopsie.com Use shortcuts: Searching for 'Desperate Housewives" is 'des hou'
Century21 Mobile http://mobile.c21.com Good example of early Mobile Real Estate Search
CNN Mobile http://edition.cnn.com/mobile CNN news' Mobile version
Concierge Mobile www.concierge.com/services /mobile Conde Nast's Traveler magazine's Mobile version
Deepfish http://labs.live.com/deepfish /whatis.aspx Converts regular webpages into Mobile ready webpages
Digitizer www.realeyes3d.com/pages /products/digitizer.php Create and send wireless handwritten messages.
eTools.ch www.etools.ch Mobile Metasearch engine from Switzerland!
FOX News.mobi http://wap.foxnews.proteus.com FOX news' Mobile version
GetMobio www.getmobio.com/products A "lifestyle portal" featuring mobile collections.
Google Mobile www.google.com/mobile/ Google' Mobile version
GotZapp www.gotzapp.com Mobile social networking site. Send and receive Zapps!
Gumiyo www.gumiyo.com Connecting buyers and sellers on your mobile phone.
InfoSpace www.infospace.com/mobile Ringtones, graphics, games, voicemail, and more.
jajah www.jajah.com Like Skype. Web-activated telephony.
JuiceCaster www.juicecaster.com Share photos and videos with others with your mobile phone.
Local.com http://mobile.local.com Local information mobile version
loopt www.loopt.com Share your location; find your friends fast!
maporama www.maporama.com Get maps and map related services while on the go.
MasterCard https://wap.mcnearby.com Find cash and special merchant offers.
mdog www.mdog.com A Mobile portal that search for mobile-formatted content
Medio www.medio.com/img/medio_vs_wap _01.gif Made-for-Mobile, Click-Saving Experience. Try it!
minimo www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo The browser of choice for small devices from Mozilla
Mobi Ready http://pc.dev.mobi Resource page for the .mobi domain
Mobi Ready score http://mr.dev.mobi Test the mobile-readiness of your site
Mobile Agent www.mobileagent.com The Mobile search tool for real estate. Very Impressive.
Mobile Emulator http://emulator.mtld.mobi /emulator.php Test your website to see if it's ready for moble customers.
Mobile Web Developer's Guide http://pc.dev.mobi/files /dotMobi%20Mobile%20Web %20Developers%20Guide.pdf Creating Simple Mobile Sites for Common Handsets
mobilemtv www.mtvmobile.com Mobile version of MTV
Mobilikey www.mobilikey.com Mobile social networking and chat community
mobiSiteGalore www.mobisitegalore.com Build you own Mobile website in minutes! Free.
mobitopia www.mobitopia.com Store mobile favorites; tag and share your bookmarks
mobitv www.mobitv.com With MobiTV your phone becomes a portable TV.
mobleo www.moble.com Surf, Tag, and Organize the Mobile Web
mogmo www.mogmo.com Mobile content search engine
MojoPages www.mojopages.com Local businesses search, with reviews by members
MoVoxx www.movoxx.com Mobile coupons!
MSN Mobile http://beta.mobile.msn.com MSN's Mobile version
Naviblog X www.naviblog.com Create a Mobile site in 60 seconds!
Netvibes2Go http://m.netvibes.com Mobile version of Netvibes.
Nokia Mobile Search http://mobilesearch.nokia.com Nokia's Mobile search software
nownow http://nownow.com Email a Question; get an email Answer.
Opera Mini www.opera.com Opera Mini (tm) mobile browser
Plazes http://beta.plazes.com Share your location. Locate Friends. Explore the World.
plugoo www.plugoo.com Mobile chat
plusmo http://plusmo.com Slideshows, feed, gadgets and more delivered to your phone.
PocketCaster comvu.com/ Create Live broadcasts that fits in your pocket
qipit www.qipit.com Capture and share documents with your friends
ShoZu www.shozu.com/portal/index.do Send and rceive photos, videos, videos and music on the move!
Sitofon www.sitofono.com/cosesitofono .html Receive calls from your website to your phone.
Skweezer www.skweezer.com "Skweeze" your regular website into a mobile sized package.
Slifter www.slifter.com Mobile Shopping site. Excellent demo.
SoonR www.soonr.com/web/front/home .jsp Remote Desktop Searc, Outlook Mail, Calendar, Contacts & Skype
TalkPlus www.talkplus.com Get multiple lines - a second mobile nmber - for your mobile phone
Tappity www.tappity.com Personal Mobile Homepage Maker
TellMe http://beta.tellme.com See also Tellme by Mobile; Tellme by Text; Tellme by Voice
text2store www.text2store.com Tell it what you want - receive an elert when they find it
Tiltomo www.tiltomo.com Mobile Visual Search
TrueLocal www.truelocal.com Local Search serach engine
V-ENABLE www.v-enable.com/411 Mobile Search for Business listings
Vazu www.vazu.com Send text (SMS), contacts, or Outlook Reminders
VCast http://getitnow.vzshop.com /inex.aspx?id=mobileTV Verizon Wireless' Mobile TV service
Volantis Mobilizer http://mobilizer.volantis.net Make a Mobile Version of your website.
VSearch www.voicesignal.com/shared /vmdemo/vsearch.html Mobile Local Search
WAPReview http://wapreview.mobi/wp -mobile.php? Fun links on your mobile device
Widsets www.widsets.com Traffic, News, Blogs, Restaurants, Weather, etc.
Windows Live Mobile Browsing http://mobile.search.live.com /about/browse/default.aspx Search the web, local search, maps, breaking news
winksite www.winksite.com Make it easy to publish mobile Internet sites
Yahoo! Go http://mobile.yahoo.com/go Build you own collection of Yahoo! widgets
Yahoo! oneSearch http://us.m.yahoo.com Yahoo's oneSearch; default Yahoo! Mobile homepage
YELL.COMmobile http://mobile.yell.com Mobile version of the yellow pages
Zinadoo www.zinadoo.com Create your own .mobi website in 3 easy steps.
Zypsy www.zypsy.com Call in your Query to VM. Receive a text message.

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  • Hey,

    I've been using areacodefinder.mobi for almost a month now for shipping my packages and think it's a great tool. You should post it up here aswell.

    I noticed you have areacodefinder.com up which isn't mobile compliant and it's just a parked page.

    Thanks,

    Mike

    Posted by: AreaCodeFinder.mobi | April 4, 2007 3:03 PM



  • Give Wampad a try it's a mobile search portal. Also if you have time try out the beta version.

    Posted by: Shawn McCollum | April 4, 2007 8:44 PM



  • Try PLIBA.mobi, it lets you make anything available for booking on the mobile web. I used it for bookings hostels on a backpacking trip, it's pretty cool.

    Posted by: Nathan | April 5, 2007 3:09 AM



  • This is a really great list, but it's hard to read! It's really tough to line up the service description with the service name. You might want to consider moving the link to the last column or just link the product name to the website to unsquish the site description.


    There are a couple of sites here that I need to be sure to check out, Thanks!

    Posted by: Matt | April 5, 2007 7:07 AM



  • #1 Mike, I will ask Richard to change areacodefinder Thanks!

    #2 Shawn, I'm checking out Wampad right now. Thank you.

    #3 Nathan, ditto with PLIBA.mobi - thanks for the tip.

    #4 Matt, I will pass your comment on to Richard, (although
    I'm sure he's already read it.)

    **Readers, please add your thoughts and new sites here!

    Posted by: Charles Knight | April 5, 2007 9:12 AM



  • You have the yell.com WAP/xHTML link in your list, but missed saying that there is also a very cool, free mobile Java application that yell.com is offering, and that can be found at www.yellmobile.com.

    Posted by: charlie | April 6, 2007 2:00 AM



  • charlie, you are a good person :-) I have yellmobile now!

    Posted by: Charles Knight | April 6, 2007 11:54 AM



  • It's worth following mowser.com too - early days, but it's looking very interesting.

    Posted by: Jim Hughes | April 18, 2007 5:48 AM



  • Mowser is great! Thanks, Jim. This one goes right into the Tool Kit.

    Posted by: Charles Knight | April 18, 2007 6:02 AM



  • Mobiles sites are exploding..The need for directory services in the mobile arena is increasing. There are a number of companies that are coming up with these services.

    Here is a list of few...

    http://mobinomy.com
    http://mowser.com/links
    http://livemobile.mobi/
    http://onesearch.mobi/
    http://love-my.mobi/
    http://worldsiteindex.mobi/
    http://boing.mobi
    http://dir.mobi
    http://homedirectory.mobi/
    http://indexof.mobi/main_directory_4.html
    http://wapdir.mobi/
    http://greatsites.mobi/
    http://Top-10.mobi

    To get this list easily on your mobile...
    go to wam.tw from your mobile browser and
    enter dir in the text box(347) and there you will have all the stuff to explore.

    Posted by: Avinash | April 20, 2007 9:21 AM



  • Hi Charles, it's great that you've got Zinadoo in there - thanks! We are an Irish start up based in beautiful Waterford. Zinadoo V3 is coming soon - new features but still easy to use and free. We're also launching a mobile search tool called MobiSeer - again based on usability and freedom. keep an eye open for it. Cheers, fiona.

    Posted by: Fiona Haughney | April 24, 2007 6:58 AM



  • Hello Mr. Knight,

    Thanks for listing mobleo in your in your mobile search toolkit, I really appreciate it. But the url you have listed for mobleo is not correct. It should read http://mobile.mobleo.net

    Thanks
    Tom Boilard

    Posted by: Tom Boilard | April 27, 2007 1:06 PM



  • Can you see how impoverished I would be if not for Readers' comments?

    Thanks, Avinash. I will check out all of those sites; now we
    can go to 100 Mobile "Tools."

    Fiona, I have had Mobiseer on my radar; can't wait to see it!

    Mobleo, my apologies. Readers, please check out Mobleo and change the URL in your files.

    Posted by: Charles Knight | April 28, 2007 5:28 AM



  • you forgot AdMob!

    Posted by: Curtis | April 28, 2007 10:51 AM



  • Hi, you can't miss the Mobile Web TOOLKIT we just released for free!

    It's a free and Open Source Toolkit to make your web site mobile-ready in a minute!

    The Mobile Web Toolkit will take care of automatically adapting your content on different handsets, handling the different capabilities and limitations for all supported mobile phones (600+).

    Anyway delivering a compelling mobile site is not just about adapting content for different handsets and screen sizes, there is more than this.
    The Mobile Web Toolkit gives you the freedom to manage your mobile site, choosing what to publish and how to organize content for your specific mobile audience.

    It’s not a new Content Management System it integrates with your CMS or Blog platform so that you don’t need to import content again and again.

    The first beta version is released as a WordPress (the popular blogging platform) plug-in.
    Just install wordpress, the Mobile Web Toolkit and immediatly start developing your mobile sites.

    project homepage: http://www.beeweeb.com/mwt/index.php/products/mobile-web-toolkit/
    screenshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8068851@N06/

    Ciao,
    Giampiero
    (beeweeb)

    Posted by: Giampiero Recco | May 9, 2007 9:38 AM




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