Google may have teamed up with T-Mobile to launch the G1, but I heard from someone close to the matter that Yahoo! will soon be the default mobile search engine on T-Mobile USA’s mobile web portal. All phones launching from November 8th will have a shortcut button to Yahoo! OneSearch, except obviously Google G1 and the new Sidekick.
Yahoo! OneSearch will allow T-Mobile USA customers to search for on-portal content such as games, ringtones, news, etc but also off-portal content.
Medio is currently T-Mobile USA’s mobile search provider but I don’t know if it will still remain present on its deck, I should have more details on that soon.
Yahoo! was already T-Mobile partner for mobile search in Europe, with T-Mobile USA it will have the potential to directly reach 30 million subscribers.
[…] MSG buddy and supporter Nadir Garouche from Gameloft has come through with another scoop http://www.seoprinciple.com/yahoo-to-become-t-mobile-usas-default-mobile-search-engine/08/ and given his excellent track record it certainly looks credible. According to Nadir, T-Mobile […]
Left by msearchgroove » Blog Archive » Yahoo! To Be Default Mobile Search Engine For T-Mobile U.S.A.? on October 8th, 2008
[…] MSG buddy and supporter Nadir Garouche from Gameloft has come through with another scoop http://www.seoprinciple.com/yahoo-to-become-t-mobile-usas-default-mobile-search-engine/08/ and given his excellent track record it certainly looks credible. According to Nadir, T-Mobile […]
Left by Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » Yahoo! to be Mobile Search Engine for T-Mobile? on October 8th, 2008
[…] was skeptical about the scoop Nadir Garouche reported on his blog late last week. But if we consider that Nadir is a leading exec at a major mobile content […]
Left by msearchgroove » Blog Archive » Chalk Up Another Operator For Yahoo Mobile Search? Will T-Mobile USA Join The Club? on October 13th, 2008