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Jul 22nd, 2011 @ 1:40 pm

Future of Local Search

The elephants are moving, with Google and Facebook focused on their Places products. And other systemic changes in the environment are driving new behaviors and innovations. Consumers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to organize their lives. Smartphone penetration will reach 50% in 2011, according to Nielsen. Mobile use will center on apps, social media, and favorite services – not on Google. According to Microsoft, 70% of mobile users complete their task within an hour, vs. 30% on the web.

Future of Local Search

The elephants are moving, with Google and Facebook focused on their Places products. And other systemic changes in the environment are driving new behaviors and innovations. Consumers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to organize their lives. Smartphone penetration will reach 50% in 2011, according to Nielsen. Mobile use will center on apps, social media, and favorite services – not on Google. According to Microsoft, 70% of mobile users complete their task within an hour, vs. 30% on the web.




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Dec 2nd, 2009 @ 10:30 am

Helpful JSON parser online

Run this Yahoo! image search, copy the resulting JSON and paste it into Olivier Cuenot’s cool JSON parser.




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