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The 10 Key Mobile Trends for 2011

Mindjumpers

The cross-channel customer is also a multi-device consumer and smart phones play an increasing role in communication, networking, social media usage and entertainment. Or that more people own a smart phone than use Facebook? The consumer smart phone boom will continue to put increasing pressure on 3G networks.

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Facebook Places Explained

Mindjumpers

billion mobile phones on the planet, it will be interesting to see where it will bring us in the future. Within the coming years, geosocial functions will likely become an integral part of our lives, as more and more people get smart phones, tablets and cameras with in-built GPS data to track our lives.

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Explore the World with these 4 iPhone Apps

Idaconcpts

Their new mobile app gives your smart phone access to all of that clout while on the go. This Orbitz app is compatible with GPS functions. The app sports some GPS-like features such as points of interest to visit along your route and voice guidance. Check out these 4 great iPhone apps for travel. Travelocity.

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5 Airport Apps for Android

Idaconcpts

It has terminal maps that work with GPS so now you can be hyper aware of just where you stand in the heady world of modern flight. Your smart phone is transformed into the flight information boards of any of thousands of airports. iFly Pro Airport Guide. iFly Pro Airport Guide offers the largest selection of airports reviewed.

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Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers.

Saying It Social

I promptly pulled out my smart phone, went to Google and typed merely “Italian deli&# – not having to add a geographic modifier because the GPS on my phone was enabled and would automatically pull local business listings based on my current location.

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Google tracking your every move

Social Media Network Marketing

4, 2009, Google launched Latitude, a location-tracking service that uses GPS hardware found in smart phones to pinpoint your position on a map and share that information with friends. Latitude can track a person's location down to a few metres by GPS, or to a few kilometres using a cell tower. On Wednesday, Feb.

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The Evolution of SEO in New Zealand

Bill Hartzer

This overlaps with some other developments in the technology industry, such as the popularity of local search and the rapid increase in the number of people using smart phones and tablets to access the web. One of the biggest shifts with this latest update has been the emphasis on conversational search.

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