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The iPhone. It’s everywhere. Be it the iPhone or iPhone 3G, webmasters and administrators will probably have already noticed that iPhone traffic to their websites has increased in the past months. Schmap, the iPhone-optimized maps mashup, has announced a new iPhone-optimization service for websites looking to offer iPhone a convenient way to contact or find them on Google Maps.
Schmap can embed code within your website that, when parsed through an iPhone Safari browser, will include an easily visible link to iPhone-formatted contact information. The contact information is shown in a new tab within Safari and offers Google Maps location integration, email address (integrated into Mail.app), and even a “call” link that automatically calls the phone number.
Whether you have a restaurant, dog grooming business, or car wash, Schmap’s iPhone optimization service is a no-brainer. The code is transparent to all other, non-iPhone Safari, browsers, so it won’t interfere with other users’ browsing.
Schmap plans to launch a public beta of the new service this Friday. IntoMobile readers can get in on the beta-goodness before Friday. All you have to do is head on over to Schmap’s iPhone optimization webpage and click the button to copy the snippet of code that you’ll need to embed in to your website’s landing page. When prompted, enter the private beta code: 362253. Enjoy!
Optimization for S60, Android, and BlackBerry OS is on the way, so non-iPhone users can get in on the contact-information optimizing fun in the near future. For now, though, it’s iPhone or bust.
Update:
We’ve got a pre-release beta code for all our IntoMobile readers. If you want to try out Schmap’s iPhone optimization code on your own website, simply hit the link above and enter code: 362253.
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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