Mobile search engine as a business model

Fabio Magagna, Anar Gasimov, Juliana Sutanto

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Abstract

Searching is by far the most popular activity of the Internet users. While the classic Internet search engines have an established business model, with the increasing usage of mobile Internet, the mobile search engines have just started to gain recognition. In this paper, we discuss how to adapt the Internet search engine business model to its mobile counterpart. We first give an overview about the mobile device capabilities, and user surf/search behavior. We then investigate how to take advantage of the mobile devices' unique capabilities to design a truly mobile search engine. Finally, we highlight how the new search engine design can facilitate mobile information browsing and support the business model of mobile search engine.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICEC 2010 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Electronic Commerce
Subtitle of host publicationRoadmap for the Future of Electronic Business
Pages153-162
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Electronic Commerce 2010 - Honolulu, United States of America
Duration: 2 Aug 20104 Aug 2010
Conference number: 12th

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Electronic Commerce 2010
Abbreviated titleICEC 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States of America
CityHonolulu
Period2/08/104/08/10

Keywords

  • Business model
  • Mobile advertisement
  • Mobile search engine
  • Search behavior
  • Surf behavior

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