January 27, 2007
Taxis Top Mobile Search Queries
According to Mobilepeople’s data the overall number of mobile searches conducted during 2006 grew ten fold on the previous year.
The data also revealed the top mobile search categories before and during the festive period. These included in order of popularity:
1. Taxis
2. Takeaways
3. Restaurants
4. Supermarkets
5. Consumer electronics
The most popular brands searched on before Christmas were IKEA and TOYS R US.
Among the top 20 searches were also banks and financial institutions, hotels, garage services, car parts, hairdressers, medical services, shoe retailers, cinemas, furniture outlets, toy retailers, department stores, pubs and coffee shops.
... Europeans are also turning their attention to the search capabilities of their mobile phones when looking for new careers.
The findings of Mobilepeople’s ‘Mobile Search Trends 2006’ study showed that a six per cent of all mobile searches were for jobs and recruitment consultants just before Christmas 2006.cording to a recent report from mobilePeople, a leading mobile search firm.
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