Comments on: The End of the Search Box in Mobile? http://research.gigaom.com/2009/06/the-end-of-the-search-box-in-mobile/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Colin Gibbs http://research.gigaom.com/2009/06/the-end-of-the-search-box-in-mobile/#comment-183 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:26:58 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=4650#comment-183 I completely agree that mobile versions of innovative services like WolframAlpha could really drive the space, Jon. I’m also curious to see whether ChaCha can survive — I’m skeptical about its business model, but I love the concept of “human guides.” I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of progress in mobile search over the next couple of years.

]]> By: Jon Wirt http://research.gigaom.com/2009/06/the-end-of-the-search-box-in-mobile/#comment-173 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:26:32 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=4650#comment-173 I have a Blackberry 8830 World Edition and find myself constantly using Google to search for stuff. Partly because AppWorld is pretty terrible, but also partly (as Colin stated in the article), it takes just as long to search for the app than to just search on Google.

Also, if it is super long-tail, like shopping for a new house, when I buy my house then I have to go through the process of deleting the app from my phone.

^^^What I’d like to see is a mobile version (or app) of WolframAlpha. Something that answers your question rather than just giving you search results.^^^

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