Server-side predictive text
We've decided to try an experiment on find.mobi: server-side T9: if you type in a purely numeric query we will try to see if it maps to any common words in the English language, and offer you a link to the search. Thus searching for 46835 will ask you if you meant "hotel" and "7464 8663 " will suggest "ring tone".
For the time being we list only the most likely words for a given number sequence because the permutations quickly get complicated to display with multi-word queries (multi-number queries actually).
Is this a useful feature? We're not sure yet, but it was worth trying. Find.mobi has a nice plug-in API that lets us try these little experiments without touching core code. If people use it we might try an AJAXy version for Webkit/Opera browsers.
Posted by ronan 3 years 39 weeks ago
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Posted by svo9712 3 years ago
This is going to be a nice feature.
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Posted by Sean Owen (not verified) 3 years ago
Believe it or not Google mobile search existed back in 2000, and this was one of the first of its features:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Sept_8/ai_65088982
Look at that, demoed by Sergey himself.
And then mobile search went basically unused and neglected for another 5 years. This feature got axed at some point due to relative lack of use, probably because nobody ever really told users about it. A shame, it is indeed a clever feature and I think it is useful. Just make sure people know about it!
Posted by ronan 3 years ago
Thanks Sean. I was actually using Google search in Japan around this time (i-mode version), but I didn't know that predictive text was there.
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Ronan Cremin, dotMobiPosted by David Uhalley (not verified) 3 years ago
This is a fantastic, and proven, idea. Ronin, you may remember me as I developed one of the original .mobi sites you showcased a couple years back (Giggle.mobi). My company owns and operates 739.com (the #1 searched word on the planet...) and have had amazing success. We also own 8e8.mobi, or 3463.MOBI (FIND), which is obviously very pertinent to this topic. Instead of listing all of the domains we have registered, you can find a full list of premium .mobi number domains located on the mobile site, or simply point your pc web browser to: http://www.findbynumbers.com/numberdomains.htm. I am a huge fan of the .mobi extension and am aggressively seeking strategic business relationships. I'd very much like to discuss business options with anyone who may have interest in working with us on this project. Ronin, because of our unique position with .mobi number domains, we'd very much like to offer any kind of assistance that you may have with your T9 project. I'd even be willing to use 739.com to help promote this idea, of course concentrating on .mobi extension sites. Please don't hesitate in contacting me at your leisure. I could write volumes on this subject and am in a great position to help make this idea and T9 a reality.
BTW, there is a good chance that I'll be able to attend the .mobi meeting in San Francisco on Friday, May 30th. Anyone attending that may want to meet please let me know and I'll do the best I can to make it to this event.
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