In an attempt to give everyone access to the world’s information, Google is launching a series of SMS-based services aimed at the African market.
Yesterday Google launched Google SMS, a suite of mobile applications that provide useful information via SMS for example information on news, weather and agriculture tips.
Included in the suite is Google Trader, an SMS based classified service that connects buyers and sellers, allowing mobile phone users to easily buy and sell, as well as find jobs.
Google SMS Tips, another application within the suite, is a ‘query-and-answer’ service which Google hopes will provide a similar experience to searching the web. Simply put, you enter a text-based query and the Google SMS algorithm returns the most relevant answer.
In an attempt to give everyone access to the world’s information, Google is launching a series of SMS-based services aimed at the African market.