It appears as if the mobile communications sector is the next frontier for the search engine industry. As more and more users discover the abilities many of these newer mobile phones have, mobile Internet use, and therefore mobile search use, will continue to increase.
WebProWorld With that in mind, SMS-based search service, which can be accessed by text messaging a query to the number 92466, which spells Yahoo on the phone dial. Yahoo's SMS service is similar to the other text-based mobile searches available, something they admit on the Yahoo Search blog. On the other hand, Yahoo also increases the capability of their SMS service by extending the reach of the WAP-based mobile Internet. When users query Yahoo's SMS mobile search, Yahoo returns (in the form of a text message) "answers" to the query. However, they also include a hyperlink that will navigate the user to a WAP-based web page, something Google's SMS service does not do. In order to view these linked pages, the user's mobile unit must be mobile.yahoo.com site, an option that previously only available to HTML browser-equipped mobile units. Because the functionality of the Yahoo's new mobile search service has been covered quite comprehensively, this article is not going to delve into all of the features associated with the service. If you would like to learn more about the different options of Yahoo's SMS service, please read Yahoo Mobile Search shortcut page. Instead, we are going to look at the mobile computing frontier and Yahoo's opportunity that may provide them with a firm grip on this growing industry. On Murdok. Visit Murdok for theSuggest a Correction
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