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Local.com and Virgin Mobile USA recently launched the Local Mobile service, an ad-supported local mobile site that provides users with easy access to directory services and search results for local businesses, products and services via their mobile internet service.
Local Mobile enables users to access:
- Local business information based on simple “what” and “where” directory search
- Business profile pages, complete with mapping
- Driving directions
- Click-to-call functionality
- Listings sent to a mobile phone or device via SMS
- Results sorted by relevance, distance or name
Commenting on the announcement, Virgin Mobile USA’s Yomi Uaboi said: “Virgin Mobile USA is happy to offer Local Mobile to our customers as we continue to broaden the depth of local based services and advertising search capabilities. We know this is an area that many of our customers are looking to their wireless carrier to provide, as part of their on-the-go lifestyle.”
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
