mobilegroove » Mobile Search http://www.mobilegroove.com Analysis and commentary on all things mobile Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2012 mobilegroove http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ peggy@msearchgroove.com (msearchgroove) peggy@msearchgroove.com (msearchgroove) Technology News 1440 msearchgroove msearchgroove peggy@msearchgroove.com No no http://www.mobilegroove.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg mobilegroove http://www.mobilegroove.com 144 144 Making Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse: The pivotal role of mobile search and content discovery in content-selling strategies (March 2007) http://www.mobilegroove.com/making-them-an-offer-they-can%e2%80%99t-refuse-the-pivotal-role-of-mobile-search-and-content-discovery-in-content-selling-strategies/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/making-them-an-offer-they-can%e2%80%99t-refuse-the-pivotal-role-of-mobile-search-and-content-discovery-in-content-selling-strategies/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:26:57 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2007/03/06/making-them-an-offer-they-can%e2%80%99t-refuse-the-pivotal-role-of-mobile-search-and-content-discovery-in-content-selling-strategies/ With an avalanche of pre-packaged and user-generated mobile content slated to come online this year, subscribers can’t say they don’t have choice. But they can complain about the tedious navigation process they have to endure to find, access and buy content they like. This white paper examines the techniques and technologies – including mobile search, on-device software and recommendation engines…

]]> With an avalanche of pre-packaged and user-generated mobile content slated to come online this year, subscribers can’t say they don’t have choice. But they can complain about the tedious navigation process they have to endure to find, access and buy content they like. This white paper examines the techniques and technologies – including mobile search, on-device software and recommendation engines – companies employ to deliver the right content to the right users with the right results.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/making-them-an-offer-they-can%e2%80%99t-refuse-the-pivotal-role-of-mobile-search-and-content-discovery-in-content-selling-strategies/feed/ 1 Finding Your Way / New Media Age (8 Feb 2007) http://www.mobilegroove.com/finding-your-way-new-media-age/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/finding-your-way-new-media-age/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:07:59 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2007/02/08/finding-your-way-new-media-age/ Media companies are now borrowing from operators’ strategies and learning to encourage content discovery through search and targeted advertising.

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]]> Media companies are now borrowing from operators’ strategies and learning to encourage content discovery through search and targeted advertising.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/finding-your-way-new-media-age/feed/ 0 Mobile Search 2.0: Relevancy Rules / Mobile Communications International /Cover Story – Special 3GSM Issue (Feb 2007) http://www.mobilegroove.com/mobile-search-20-relevancy-rules-mobile-communications-international-cover-story-special-3gsm-issue-3/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/mobile-search-20-relevancy-rules-mobile-communications-international-cover-story-special-3gsm-issue-3/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:29:05 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2007/02/06/mobile-search-20-relevancy-rules-mobile-communications-international-cover-story-special-3gsm-issue-3/ Plain-vanilla mobile search – the approach that delivered a long list of blue links to users’ mobile phones – is yesterday’s news. Now both branded and white-label mobile search providers are scrambling to do one better: deliver the right results to the right users based on the clues they leave, such as their query patterns, download history, location and time…

]]> Plain-vanilla mobile search – the approach that delivered a long list of blue links to users’ mobile phones – is yesterday’s news. Now both branded and white-label mobile search providers are scrambling to do one better: deliver the right results to the right users based on the clues they leave, such as their query patterns, download history, location and time of day.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/mobile-search-20-relevancy-rules-mobile-communications-international-cover-story-special-3gsm-issue-3/feed/ 0 I still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / MusicAlly e-zine (Dec 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-musically-e-zine/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-musically-e-zine/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:14:43 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/12/06/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-musically-e-zine/ Enter recommendation engines, and a variety of new technologies and techniques, designed to play matchmaker between mobile entertainment content and fans.

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]]> Enter recommendation engines, and a variety of new technologies and techniques, designed to play matchmaker between mobile entertainment content and fans.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-musically-e-zine/feed/ 0 Search & Destroy / Mobile Europe (Sept 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/search-destroy-mobile-europe/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/search-destroy-mobile-europe/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:29:38 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/09/06/search-destroy-mobile-europe/ Winning is no longer about accumulating huge stockpiles of content; it’s about helping users find what they like – perhaps even before they know what they want.

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]]> Winning is no longer about accumulating huge stockpiles of content; it’s about helping users find what they like – perhaps even before they know what they want.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/search-destroy-mobile-europe/feed/ 0 Commentary / Mobile Media (Sept 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/commentary-mobile-media-2/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/commentary-mobile-media-2/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:23:12 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/09/06/commentary-mobile-media-2/ Peggy Anne Salz says operators should steer away from the big branded search providers.

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]]> Peggy Anne Salz says operators should steer away from the big branded search providers.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/commentary-mobile-media-2/feed/ 0 Tailored To Suit / New Media Age (Aug 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/tailored-to-suit-new-media-age/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/tailored-to-suit-new-media-age/#comments Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:24:35 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/08/06/tailored-to-suit-new-media-age/ As more people use their phones to access the web, mobile search needs new ways to deliver results, through personalization and recommendation, says Peggy Anne Salz.

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]]> As more people use their phones to access the web, mobile search needs new ways to deliver results, through personalization and recommendation, says Peggy Anne Salz.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/tailored-to-suit-new-media-age/feed/ 0 Join The Search / Total Telecom (Aug 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/join-the-search-total-telecom-3/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/join-the-search-total-telecom-3/#comments Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:35:07 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/08/06/join-the-search-total-telecom-3/ Mobile network operators are hoping to take their web search services to a new level. New applications could bring handset browsing up to a comparable standard with online presentation, and even increase customer loyalty.

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]]> Mobile network operators are hoping to take their web search services to a new level. New applications could bring handset browsing up to a comparable standard with online presentation, and even increase customer loyalty.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/join-the-search-total-telecom-3/feed/ 0 Review – Mobile Search System / eContent Magazine (April 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/review-mobile-search-system-econtent-magazine/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/review-mobile-search-system-econtent-magazine/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:37:30 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/04/06/review-mobile-search-system-econtent-magazine/ 2006 is set to be a banner-year for mobile search and Medio Systems. Medio Mobile Search is one of the first products out of the gates to understand that mobile search cannot merely be a retro-fit of the solutions we know in the fixed Internet.

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]]> 2006 is set to be a banner-year for mobile search and Medio Systems. Medio Mobile Search is one of the first products out of the gates to understand that mobile search cannot merely be a retro-fit of the solutions we know in the fixed Internet.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/review-mobile-search-system-econtent-magazine/feed/ 0 Read My Mind / World Telemedia Magazine (April 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/read-my-mind-world-telemedia-magazine/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/read-my-mind-world-telemedia-magazine/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:29:08 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/04/06/read-my-mind-world-telemedia-magazine/ While search is clearly critical to monetizing content, service providers shouldn’t short change themselves or users by merely retrofitting Web search solutions for the mobile Internet. Personalized search paired with recommendation can be a much more powerful combination and deliver the right content to the right users. More importantly, these technologies expose users to relevant content they may have never…

]]> While search is clearly critical to monetizing content, service providers shouldn’t short change themselves or users by merely retrofitting Web search solutions for the mobile Internet. Personalized search paired with recommendation can be a much more powerful combination and deliver the right content to the right users. More importantly, these technologies expose users to relevant content they may have never known they wanted in the first place.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/read-my-mind-world-telemedia-magazine/feed/ 0 An Offer They Can’t Refuse / Mobile Entertainment (Feb 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/an-offer-they-cant-refuse-mobile-entertainment-2/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/an-offer-they-cant-refuse-mobile-entertainment-2/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:13:32 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/02/06/an-offer-they-cant-refuse-mobile-entertainment-2/ Smart retailers make shopping a no-brainer by placing hot-selling items where consumers can see them. Content providers, on the other hand, force users to navigate through multiple menus and sift through catalogues to find content they like. Mobile devices – with their screen-size limitations and restricted input capabilities only exacerbate the problem. To solve this dilemma, operators have begun partnering…

]]> Smart retailers make shopping a no-brainer by placing hot-selling items where consumers can see them. Content providers, on the other hand, force users to navigate through multiple menus and sift through catalogues to find content they like. Mobile devices – with their screen-size limitations and restricted input capabilities only exacerbate the problem. To solve this dilemma, operators have begun partnering with search engine companies to introduce a variety of branded and white-label search solutions. Their decision, the operators say, has paid dividends.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/an-offer-they-cant-refuse-mobile-entertainment-2/feed/ 0 Discovery Channel – Getting Content Discovered / eContent Magazine (Jan 2006) http://www.mobilegroove.com/discovery-channel-getting-content-discovered-econtent-magazine-2/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/discovery-channel-getting-content-discovered-econtent-magazine-2/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:32:14 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2006/01/06/discovery-channel-getting-content-discovered-econtent-magazine-2/ Discovering information is important, but even the most relevant search results can be overwhelming. Combine that problem with an explosion of information sources including blogs and a host of obscure yet influential websites, and searching the Web can become an exercise in frustration.

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]]> Discovering information is important, but even the most relevant search results can be overwhelming. Combine that problem with an explosion of information sources including blogs and a host of obscure yet influential websites, and searching the Web can become an exercise in frustration.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/discovery-channel-getting-content-discovered-econtent-magazine-2/feed/ 0 Right On Target / New Media Age (July 2005) http://www.mobilegroove.com/right-on-target-new-media-age/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/right-on-target-new-media-age/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:38:09 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2005/07/07/right-on-target-new-media-age/ In the race among mobile operators to create bigger, better and faster portals, improved mobile search is emerging as the capability that separates the winners from the also-rans.

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]]> In the race among mobile operators to create bigger, better and faster portals, improved mobile search is emerging as the capability that separates the winners from the also-rans.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/right-on-target-new-media-age/feed/ 0 Shop ‘Til You Drop / Mobile Communications International (June 2005) http://www.mobilegroove.com/shop-til-you-drop-mobile-communications-international/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/shop-til-you-drop-mobile-communications-international/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:30:53 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2005/06/06/shop-til-you-drop-mobile-communications-international/ If service providers want to sell more content, then they’re going to have to remove the pain from the content discovery process and provide users with what they want – and perhaps even before they know they want it.

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]]> If service providers want to sell more content, then they’re going to have to remove the pain from the content discovery process and provide users with what they want – and perhaps even before they know they want it.

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]]> http://www.mobilegroove.com/shop-til-you-drop-mobile-communications-international/feed/ 0 Strength In Numbers / TheFeature (May 2005) http://www.mobilegroove.com/strength-in-numbers-thefeature/ http://www.mobilegroove.com/strength-in-numbers-thefeature/#comments Mon, 16 May 2005 13:31:22 +0000 Peggy Anne Salz http://www.mobilegroove.com/2005/05/16/strength-in-numbers-thefeature/ Barry Smyth, head of the computer science department at the University College Dublin,and a pioneer in search engine personalization, believes that search engines can learn a lot from the people who use them.

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]]> Barry Smyth, head of the computer science department at the University College Dublin,and a pioneer in search engine personalization, believes that search engines can learn a lot from the people who use them.

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