Europeans increasingly enjoy mobile web searching

EUROPEAN WORKERS are increasingly turning to their mobile phones to find their next job, research suggests.

MobilePeople reports that between 23-27 December last year, six per cent of mobile searches were for jobs and recruitment consultants. This could be a seasonal spike, however, prompted by the embarrasing things people tend to get up to at the office Christmas party.

Perhaps more interesting is that the overall number of mobile searches in 2006 was ten times that of the previous year. SpokesMobilePerson, Eden Zoller, reckons, "The combination of 3G networks and improved device capabilities means that mobile search is getting faster and easier".

In the run up to Christmas the top mobile searches were for taxis, takeaways, restaurants, supermarkets and consumer electronics. Oddly enough, sick day excuses and hangover cures don't make the list. µ

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