This document discusses trends in mobile search, including:
1) Local search queries make up over 50% of mobile searches, and users are increasingly interested in tasks like finding local restaurants and comparing prices on their phones.
2) Key mobile search apps see heavy usage, with 42% of phones using retail/shopping search apps and 55% using entertainment search apps at least once in a 3 month period.
3) Mobile searches are becoming more visually organized and task-centric as users look to quickly complete common search-related activities like finding information and making purchases on their phones.
16. Reach for Two Key Search App per Day Retail/Shopping Entertainment 42% of phones used search app at least once in the 3 months 55% of phones used search app at least once in the 3 months 12% of phones used Entertainment search only 30% of phones used both 25% of phones used Retail/ Shopping only * Reach is based on any usage during the 3 month timeframe
17. App Usage vs. Browse Concentration Mobile (April 2010) Application (April 2010) PC (June 2010) Light App Users Moderate App Users Heavy App Users
18. Wherever you go, there we are. Bing for Mobile offers coverage for nearly every smartphone. iPhone App Android App RIM BlackBerry Windows Phone 7 Rich Browser
DRAFT – NEW TEMPLATE PENDINGCreate a collage for continuing to focus on Entertainment (tv, music), Dining, Social, video, Here are a few screen shots of the new features – details of each feature in the Pedro memo
Our multi-platform development strategy has resulted in near ubiquitous availability of Bing for Mobile between applications and HTML5 support (available in most modern browsers). With this release, coverage is nearly 100% and we’ll continue to evolve and expand platform coverage as the market evolves.Every OS platform is unique and supports different things at different times so our challenge is to move with great agility, identify needs and gaps and focus our development efforts on filling the biggest needs as they arise. Platform Availability (Installed/Default/Browse) iPhone – app is downloadable from the iTunes App Store but m.bing.com is an option for search BUT is not the default. Windows Phone 7 – Bing is pre-installed; integrated into the search keyAndroid – Bing App is pre-installed on select Verizon devices and is otherwise downloadable from the Android marketplaceRim – the Bing App is pre-installed and m.bing.com is the default browse option OR download All phones: m.bing available from anywhere