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Mobile apps make things easier for mobile user to search for information on mobile device, search is getting away from the traditional query search box. The benefits of mobile apps is getting information at your fingertip. This may be the wave of the future in search for mobile users. We are getting away from typing into the query box, which makes sense when you’re dealing with the size of the mobile device.

Desktop users have space to work with and are not on the go. So they can use the key board, or to move the mouse around and click on the information. For mobile users, they need information quickly and efficiently. Doesn’t make sense to go to Google and type into the query for the nearest local window general contractor.

With a smartphone like an iPhone, Google Androids, Blackberries 3G all you have to do is tap open an app to find the nearest energy efficient window contractor. Opening the app shows West Coast Vinyl. Tap one more time to give them a call. Or if you need to see where West Coast Vinyl is located, the map working with geo location or GPS enabled will show you its location.

As you can see there are many mobile apps available to make it easy for you to search without having to go to Google or Bing mobile for search.

For mobile users its about easy cool ways (direct) with a tap of the finger or swipe to get your information on the go. For us local businesses be sure to have a mobi site or a regular site optimized to load quickly for desktop and mobile users. Also submit your business info to Google, Yahoo, USCities local.

One of our favorite things about Google Maps for mobile is finding businesses while on the go, important for finding us West Coast Vinyl. According to comScore there are more mobile users now than PC users. A while back Google launched a server-side change that makes it easier to get directions to businesses. You can now get directions to restaurants, stores, window contractors, and other points of interest by entering their names in the start or end point. For example:

Used to be, if you tried to get directions and entered a business name like, “starbucks”, as the end or start point, Google Maps for mobile did not understand that you meant Starbucks the business. Rather, Google Maps for mobile would search for an address with “starbucks” in it.

Google Maps for mobile now recognizes when your end or start point is a business and not an address. Try setting “starbucks” or “West Coast Vinyl” as an end point when getting directions, and you’ll quickly see what we mean.

If you’ve already got Google Maps on your BlackBerry, Nokia S60, T-Mobile G1, iPhone 3GS, or other smartphone, then you don’t have to download anything to start using this new feature.

But if you don’t already have Google Maps for mobile, visit google.com/gmm on your phone to download it today so you can look for us at West Coast Vinyl.