The Comscore Search Market Rankings data for the US in March show that search is growing at 7% between the two months, much of this from the mobile web. Google has a new slogan, Mobile First.
Google is renaming the Local Business Center as Google Places. One out of five searches on Google are related to location so this is their focus.
Google offers customized QR codes for business cards or other marketing materials. Customers can scan them with certain smart phones and be taken directly to the mobile Place Page for that business.
The mobile sector has much greater potential than the existing PC world and Google is determined to get the lion’s share.