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Mobile Content Bits: MMS Search; FusionOne Backup; Knovolo Real Estate Text; Loopt On Blackberry

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Text Pics To Search: 23half said today that its so-called Thrrum MMS Search is available to Sprint (NYSE: S) wireless subscribers, which allows them to find information on something by taking a picture of it and text it up to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Search results are then sent back to the users’ phones. The beta service is free to Sprint users. Common things that people can take a picture of are: a book, a product label, or any printed material.

Store Address Book Info In One Place: San Jose-based FusionOne said today that its network address book allows people to globally access and manage their address books, including email accounts, mobile phones, IM accounts and social networks. FusionOne said all of those can be managed through a single interface that updates the various accounts automatically. The system will also work with landlines. Embarq will be the first company to use the service.

TXT To See For Sale Info: Seattle-based startup Knovolo said today that it is launching a text-messaging product for real estate agents and home sellers. A person walking by a house for sale can send a text message, and get a link back that takes the person to a mobile Web version of the property listing. The service is free to users, except for data-related charges. Knovolo charges the real estate agent a a flat fee for each listing, which includes the text message creation, keyword registration and mobile Web design and publishing. It also includes a sign to be displayed at the property. The sign says: “For more information, text ‘a designated code’ to 732589.”

Loopt On Blackberry: Loopt, a social network and mapping service, said today its service is now available for free to BlackBerry users on the Sprint, Alltel (NYSE: AT), T-Mobile and AT&T (NYSE: T) networks, allowing BlackBerry users to share their location with friends across multiple carriers. Loopt shows users where other people are located and waht they are doing to help people connect with one another spontaneously while out and about. Release.

Jun 17, 2008 2:42 PM ET

Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Search, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, Companies, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile

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