Another day, another smart phone, right?

Well, kinda. T-Mobile’s myTouch isn’t Google’s first foray into the cell phone market (T-Mobile’s G1 came out last October), but it certainly has a better chance to compete with the iPhone because of the intangibles. It looks much more stylish (think Tercel to Lamborghini type of style upgrade), drops the physical QWERTY keyboard for a touch version (which is all the rage right now) and T-Mobile seems to be really pushing the advertising of the phone.

Add that to the fact that the appeal of having all your Google products designed specifically for use on one device is attractive for a lot of people, and you have a potential slice of the iPhone market using Google a lot more often.

As a business owner, why should you care?

While it was important before to be on Google’s local search and found on Google Maps, it has now become essential. The number of people using Google Maps or local search is already high, but the myTouch makes it incredibly easy for someone to find locations nearby on the go. Make sure your listing is up to date and looks professional.

When it comes to wanting to rank well on the search engines, your focus should already be on Google since they’re clearly the #1 search engine in the world. And while Google fans are sure to pick up the phone, there are those out there who will start to use Google a lot more often.

Lastly, as you read in Doug’s last post with mobile industry expert Sean Flaherty mobile phones are quickly replacing, well, everything! Making sure your website is optimized for mobile search, and for mobile browsers, is something you should pay attention to before it’s too late!

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