NearbyAds Give Portals a Piece of Local Search Pie

Sharon Fling, editor of GeoLocal.com, has published an article describing Mobilemaps and the implications of NearbyAds for Portals.

Looking Local - Mapping out the Future of Search

The Internet Search Engine Database has published an article by Jim Hedger which mentions Mobilemaps as well as Google's demo.

Local Search Part 2: Google & Mobilemaps Bring Back Geosearching

Search Engine Watch's editor Danny Sullivan introduces Mobilemaps alongside Google's local search in his second of three articles covering the local search market.

Open-Source Developers Surprise Google in Local-Search Market

Press release by the Abrahamson Brothers announcing the commercial launch of Mobilemaps. The html and plain text versions are here.

The Oscars of Web Mapping

Mobilemaps wins the "Most Bang for the Buck" Oscar in Directions Magazine's first Web Mapping Contest.

"There were a number of entries built on freeware and open source products. The best of the bunch was MobileMaps, a location based search engine for the state of California. Where this MapServer/MySql/Perl concoction suffers in map presentation, it makes up for it in concept, ingenuity and creativity. I'd like to see them push this further."

Open Source Software in the Geographic and Location Industries: A Case Study

The Abrahamson Brothers describe the development of Mobilemaps for Directions Magazine.

The Geographic Internet : Open for Business

In an article in Directions Magazine, the Abrahamson Brothers introduce the Geographic Internet concept and discuss the business rationale behind the open source Mobilemaps.