Written by Charles S. Knight, SEO and edited by Richard MacManus
Last week I saw the following ad in Radio Shack for the Kronus 55 Piece Home Repair Tool Set:
Molded case (1)
Bits (20)
Bit holder (2)
Claw hammer (1)
Level (1)
Pliers (1)
Wire stripper (1)
Long nose pliers (1)
Utility knife (1)
Wrench (1)
Hex keys (sae
& metric) (18)
Hex key holder (1)
Tape measure (1)
Ratchet (1)
Screwdrivers
(4)
All for just $29.99!
As I was reaching for my credit card, the thought occurred to me: why not offer a 55 Piece Mobile Search Tool Kit... and not for $29.99, but for free!
The Mobile Search field is going to be "huge", but right now it's growing in fits and starts. So for the early adopters amongst us, a tool kit will come in handy. Here then is my 55 piece tool kit for mobile search:
With this tool kit in hand, you'll be ready to tackle whatever mobile project
comes along. It's almost impossible to fit all of these
nifty features into any of the hundreds of mobile devices in use right now, so don't
be caught without your 55 piece kit!
As usual, we encourage you to tell us about any mobile search application that we missed - here in the comments of Read/WriteWeb.
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Here's a better URL for Yahoo! Mobile: http://m.yahoo.com
Posted by: Micah Dubinko | February 20, 2007 9:37 PM
This is a great listing!
1.You can addd mdog - http://mdog.com - i was not able to check yahoo mail from my pocket pc, but mdogging it, it works fine
2. http://splashblog.com/index.aspx - to blog your photos from mobile
Posted by: mahadevan | February 20, 2007 10:41 PM
Awesome summary!
Posted by: Leith @ Birth of a Startup | February 20, 2007 10:42 PM
Thanks, Micah!
Posted by: Charles Knight | February 21, 2007 3:15 AM
What about mobifinit (local search) and mobidgets (mobile widgets) from Mobease.com?
Cheers,
Elmo
Posted by: elmo | February 21, 2007 4:06 AM
Great list!
Funny, as my company just launched the public beta of Tappity yesterday ( www.tappity.com ), which is a user driven site where you can submit, rate, and discover mobile-friendly web pages.
In addition, you can save favorite items to a mobile homepage that's personalized just for you.
Posted by: Jeff | February 21, 2007 7:43 AM
Thanks for the mention. URL correction - it's simply winksite.com (no /mobile).
Posted by: David Harper | February 21, 2007 8:08 AM
I love Windows Live Search for Mobile (useless name, but...) check out http://wls.live.com
For all the MS Mobile Live apps have a look at http://mobile.live.com
Posted by: OffBeatMammal | February 21, 2007 8:53 AM
you need some stock quote sites
Posted by: mark | February 21, 2007 1:20 PM
Hi, good list and thanks for including Zinadoo in there! We're about to launch a mobile search and discovery tool called mobiseer.com, pre-launched it last week at 3GSM and going to unveil at CTIA end March!
Posted by: Helene Haughney | February 21, 2007 2:23 PM
My apologies to winksite.com - I have set up my own mobile site there and it works great!
I appreciate all of the suggestions and will keep track of them for future updates.
Keep 'em coming!
Charles Knight
Posted by: Charles Knight | February 21, 2007 3:31 PM
Charles, Nice piece. text2store should also be under mobile coupon alerts.
We send best offers and coupons to mobile phones
Ola.
Posted by: Ola | February 21, 2007 4:44 PM
Mobile Forum
Posted by: Matt | February 22, 2007 1:25 AM
Here's another tool: http://m.netvibes.com (from your phone).
I am a big fan of Netvibes; I can't wait to try this out!
Posted by: Charles Knight | February 23, 2007 1:45 PM
If anyone is still following this article, here are some items that you should append to your own files:
1)URL for Yahoo! Mobile: http://m.yahoo.com (Micah)
2)Add mdog - http://mdog.com/ (Mahadevan)to the tool kit.
3)What about mobifinit (local search) and mobidgets (mobile widgets) from Mobease.com? (I signed up for Alpha testing.)
4)Check out Tappity(www.tappity.com); discover mobile sites.
5)Correct Winksite's URL; it's just www.winksite.com
6)Windows Live Search for Mobile: http://wls.live.com
& for all the MS Mobile Live apps: http://mobile.live.com
7)From Zinadoo.com: We're about to launch a mobile search and discovery tool called mobiseer.com the end of March!
8) text2store should also be under mobile coupon alerts.
9) Netvibes(www.netvibes.com), now has a Mobile version: www.m.netvibes.com - enter it from your Mobile device.
10) Take a look at http://www.180srch.com/
11) See: 509Me http://www.5o9inc.com/mobile.html
12) Any more??
Posted by: Charles Knight | February 24, 2007 7:21 AM
1-800-KNOW-NOW (1-800-566-9669) is a great mobile search service. When you call, you speak with a person who searches online for anything and then talks you through the answer.
Good for when you don't want to stop and text or search yourself.
People seem good. They are US based, service is 24/7.
Good alternative to know is out there.
Posted by: Tim | February 26, 2007 9:53 PM
Charles, first of all - great compilation of links. Secondly, just a heads up that we'll soon be launching the beta site for Mobicious (http://www.mobicious.com), where people can discover the best content, services, and applications available for their mobile phones. It's not search per se, but you can find useful text-based services, popular music and videos, and trustworthy places to buy ringtones, images and games.
Posted by: David Chang | February 27, 2007 9:22 PM