Google SMS and Clustering

Google SMS

News buzzing around the internet about the new Google Short Message Service (SMS).

Apparently in development, it allows a search of local business listings, comparison of online products, and looks up dictionary definitions, among other things.

You can also find out more information here on the Search Engine Watch blog.

Google Mobile? It’s coming.

Google word clustering

Also in the news from the Search Engine Marketing Conference in Raliegh, is a demonstration by Peter Norvig of new word clustering technologies, as demonstrated by Andy Beal here

That is definitely a development to keep an eye on.