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Over One-Third of American Adults Now Own a Smartphone

It should come as no surprise to anyone that more people are browsing the web from their phones than ever before.  For the past few years, not only have more people decided that smartphones should play an integral part of their daily lives, but those smartphones have gotten better, faster, stronger.The Pew Internet & American Life Project has just released a new study that shows more Americans now own smartphones than have college degrees. 

iPhone Becoming More Attractive To Small Businesses

The small and medium business market is in a position to break Research in Motion's (RIM) corporate smartphone lead, according to new research by AMI-Partners.Apple’s iPhone, in particular, is making headway, especially with smaller businesses (SBs). “The wealth of applications available for the iPhone makes it an attractive option for SBs,” notes Karen Nielsen, Senior Telecom Analyst with AMI.

Google Optimizes Place Pages for Mobile

This week Google announced that it has launched mobile versions of Place Pages, which the company has been developing since the announcement of Place Pages last fall. The pages show location information, customer ratings, opening hours and what people are saying about the business in summary format. Google provides the following video for a restaurant's Page, demonstrating:

NASE Introduces Business Trip Mileage App

While it's hard to argue with the functionality of this approach, carrying around a crumpled piece of paper and scribbling various distances on it is perhaps not the most elegant way of tracking business-related mileage.  The National Association for the Self-Employed would like to help by offering businesspeople an iPhone app called TripAlly, instead.

Another Google Feature That Will Impact Small Businesses

Guess what. Google has made another move that could have a direct effect on local businesses. This one has the potential to be quite helpful or hurtful, depending on how popular it gets, and how good reviews for your business are (hint - deliver great products and customer service to steer these in the right direction). Google has released a feature called "Near me Now", which can be accessed on the iPhone and Android devices.

Can Consumers Find Your Business with Their iPhone Apps?

We've talked before about what smartphones (specifically the iPhone) can do for your business, and why some businesses may want to consider having their own iPhone apps developed. Does your business have an iPhone app?

Considered Having Your Own iPhone App?

A few months ago, we looked at the importance of paying attention to the iPhone. Google has a businesses layer for Google Earth on the iPhone. AdMob released data indicating that the iPhone is by far the biggest smartphone in terms of market share, and Nielsen reported that the US mobile Internet market grew by 74% between February '07 and February '09. This was mostly due to smartphones.

8 Things Business Owners Should Acknowledge

I don't like reposting the same content from one site to another, but as I have often noted in the past, writing for WebProNews, I come across many things that just simply should be shared with Small Business owners, and being how this is SmallBusinessNewz, I hate for stuff to go unmentioned. So with this in mind, please allow me to direct you attention to some notable items from the week that you might want to pay attention to.

What Can the iPhone Do for Your Business?

Google has announced the addition of a "Businesses" layer to Google Earth for the iPhone. This means users can find businesses at the push of a button no matter where they are. By clicking on icons, they'll get additional information like the telephone numbers, reviews, hours, etc.