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BIA/Kelsey’s Mobile Market View study revealed 18.5 percent of mobile consumers used their mobile devices in 2009 to search for local products and services, up from 15.6 percent in 2008. Vertical categories are among the most searched and have major potential. Movies and entertainment, for instance, are accessed by 15.9 percent and restaurants and bars [...]

Wow, it’s amazing what smart phones are capable of doing with the right applications plugged in. This is likely why phone books have experienced a huge growth, even during a major (and extended) recession. According to market research firm IDC, vendors shipped 54.5 million smartphone devices in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of [...]