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InternetSearchEngineS tocks.com Looks at AskMeNow, Baidu, Ask.com, Microsoft andInfoSpace as they Pursue Advanced Search Technology for Mobile Devices
POINT ROBERTS, Wash., May 16th, 2006 - www.InternetSearchEngineStocks .com (ISES), aninvestor news portal for the search engine sector, presents  Mobile Search - FromInnovation to Application , a look at developments in mobile search technology.Mobile search has become an inviting opportunity for firms such as AskMeNow, Baidu,InfoSpace, Ask.com, and Microsoft as they continue to pursue innovative technologyto take advantage of the growing demands of the mobile user and the increasingamount of content available on todayÂ's handsets. While the potentially lucrativemobile advertising model is believed to be further down the road, companies arecurrently looking at different channels for creating viable revenue models tocapitalize on the growing number of mobile users.
Brendan Benzing VP of Mobile Search for InfoSpace (NASDAQ: INSP) a mobile content,applications and infrastructure provider explains, Â When you start to look at thedynamics and ingredients of mobile search, the opportunity is seen with the numberof handsets that are out there and the amount of content that is really beginning toexplode on the mobile phone. This is the need for search and it is now becoming veryimportant for consumers.Â
According to Andy Yang, Product Manager of mobile search from Ask.com, asearch-based portal under the IAC/InterActiveCorp umbrella, Â This category of searchis still in its infancy and Ask.com plans to take its own route and focus onproviding very specific information to queries. Given the nature of wirelesscommunication and devices, it will be imperative to not just replicate theconventional Web searching experience in order to attract users to mobile search.Â
When you combine growing content, with the demands of the mobile user for fast,easy, reliable and relevant information on-the-go, powerful mobile search technologyis fast becoming a necessity in order for consumers to maneuver their way to theirdesired mobile experience.
Mobile search provider, AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West HoldingCorporation (OTCBB: OWHC), recently announced a proposed acquisition enabling themto provide the first mobile search technology (IntelliGate) that revolves aroundnatural language query and retrieval, according to the Company. AskMeNow CEO, DarrylCohen explains, Â AskMeNow, through the integration of this search technology, hasthe potential to change the face of mobile search by allowing users to ask questionsin their own words and receive fast, accurate, relevant, and direct answers fromstructured databases on the Internet.Â
Microsoft Corporation has been exploring mobile search in a variety of capacities.Two recently revealed search technologies include  Wild ThingÂ' and  Photo2SearchÂ'.  Wild ThingÂ' enables search to be conducted with a minimal amount of charactersentered, focusing on improving the ease of searching with your mobile devices byreducing the amount of text entry required.  Photo2SearchÂ' takes a differentapproach by using an image-based search technology.
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