Microsoft Builds A Better Mobile Search Experience

Yesterday Microsoft announced a number of content upgrades and changes to its local search for mobile devices, which include reviews, one-click directions, interactive maps, photos, and so on. There's more specific detail on the Virtual Earth blog. All the major search engines are now offering blended search results on their mobile-friendly sites.

Yahoo's oneSearch WAP site was the clear leader when it launched, but Google quickly modified its mobile search results to respond to the "blended" presentation of multiple content types (local, Web, news, images). AOL's mobile/WAP site has also improved considerably. But now Microsoft's Live Search for mobile, perhaps by a nose, has become the most feature-rich of the mobile search sites.