2020systems Blog

For all our customers who subscribe to 2020 IYP service, your ad/company info will be display to all T-Mobile G1 users starting Oct 22, 2008 when the device launches.  The device is expected to sell between 250k to 450k units by end of 2008.

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In 2007, T-Mobile became a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, an initiative that is committed to greater openness in the mobile industry. T-Mobile supports increased openness because it will foster rapid innovation to best meet consumer demands.

The T-Mobile G1 with Google is the first commercially available phone to run on the ‘Android’ operating system, which empowers developers with tools to create and offer consumers applications that add values.  It will be the first major smart phone to use open-source technology and steps towards the open movement.

The handset works internationally and offers innovative features such as a scanner that allows consumers read product bar codes and compare prices online.  This would be great for consumers and further boost mobile e-commerce activities.

It features a 320×480 touch screen, a hidden QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G, and an accelerometer. Integrated on the G1’s keyboard is a trackball for thumb-based navigation, and a 3-megapixel camera.

Finally, there is a dedicated Internet and phone search button, built-in Internet applications and access to thousands of applications via the new Android marketplace.

Price: $179 w/2 yr contract

Data plans: $25 per month for limited data, e-mail and text messages. $35 a month for unlimited data and messages.

To learn how you (and your ad) can reach these T-Mobile G1 users, subscribe to 2020 IYP service.

Photo: Google branded rocket

2020systems IYP customers will reach more customers starting September as Google is in a deal to purchase even higher resolution of satellite images to boost traffic to it’s Google Maps and Google Earth products.

Under the deal, Google is the exclusive online mapping site that may use the imagery.  The rocket with the 4,300-pound satellite is set to launch on Sep 4, 2008 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.  GeoEye-1 will orbit 423 miles above Earth, but it will be able to gather imagery with details the size of 41 centimeters.  Google, though, is permitted to use data only with a resolution of 50cm because of the terms of GeoEye’s license with the U.S. government.

“The GeoEye-1 satellite has the highest ground resolution color imagery available in the commercial marketplace and will produce high-quality imagery with a very accurate geolocation,” said Google spokeswoman Kate Hurowitz, adding that most commercial satellite imagery has a resolution of 60cm. “It is our goal to display high-resolution imagery for as much of the world as possible, and GeoEye-1 will help further that goal.”

Google’s current imagery in Google Earth spans a range of resolution, the coarsest being 15 square meters per pixel, which is only good enough to see larger geographic features.

Photo: Google got a sponsor logo on the side of this rocket, set to launch the GeoEye-1 imaging satellite on September 4 2008

To learn how you (and your ad) can reach these Google Maps users, subscribe to 2020 IYP service.

  AOL’s MapQuest remains the top brand in online mapping and is still the most visited mapping site, despite recent gains by Google Maps.  However, the “incumbent” MapQuest has been somewhat resistant to experimentation and slower to adopt new features.

But this morning the site is launching a MapQuest beta version of what promises to be the first of many changes in the coming months that will make it more dynamic, more visually interesting and content rich.

Picture above: The new Apple iPhone 3G

For all our customers who subscribe to 2020 IYP service, your ad/company info will be display to all Apple iPhone 3G users starting July 11th when the device launches.

Apple is expected to sell 10 million iPhones by end of 2008.

When mobile users use their iPhone 3G (or first generation iPhone) to do a local search that relates to your product or services in your geographic area, your ad/company info will show up and they can contact you.

This is in addition to the fact that your ad/company info will show up on the web’s top online maps and Internet yellow pages sites.

View video on how a consumer would search, find, then contact your business.

To learn how you (and your ad) can reach these Apple users, subscribe to 2020 IYP service.

2020 Classifieds

What a year! We have achieved so much this year and today we are announing our 2020 CLASSIFIEDS service now reaches 75 million online classifieds sites users who generates more than 60 billion page views per month!

Back in..

Oct 2007, the service reached 50 million users.

July 2007, the service reached 30 million users.

April 2007, the service reached 8 million users.

2020 CALL

The 2020 CALL service was loved by advertisers who preferred getting a “call” instead of a “click”. Their ads have distributed to top 3 of 3 local search sites and top 8 of 8 mobile carriers.

2020 IYP

The 2020 IYP service was loved by local and regional businesses. Their company profiles were distributed to top 15 of 15 Internet Yellow Pages/Local Search sites.

Have a great new year!

Victor

Picture above: The new Apple iPod touch

For all our customers who subscribe to 2020 IYP service, your ad/company info will be display to all Apple iPhone and the new Apple iPod touch users starting today.

When consumers use their iPhone or iPod touch to do a local search that relates to your product or services in your geographic area, your ad/company info will show up and they can contact you.

This is in addition to the fact that your ad/company info will show up on the web’s top 5 internet yellow pages sites, namely: Yahoo Local, Google Local, AOL Local, MSN Local, and Superpages.com.

View video on how a consumer would search, find, then contact your business.

To learn how you (and your ad) can reach these Apple users, subscribe to 2020 IYP service.

For all our customers who subscribe to 2020 IYP (Internet Yellow Pages) service, your ad/company info will be display to all Blackberry users (including Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular, AT&T, Sprint-Nextel and T-Mobile) who have the new “Superpages Mobile 2.0 app for Blackberry” installed starting today.

When Blackberry users use their smart phone to do a local search that relates to your product or services in your geographic area, your ad/company info will show up and they can contact you.

This is in addition to the fact that your ad/company info will show up on the web’s top 5 internet yellow pages sites, namely: Yahoo Local, Google Local, AOL Local, MSN Local, and Superpages.com.

To learn how you (and your ad) can reach these Blackberry users, subscribe to 2020 IYP service.

Google Maps will launch a feature called “My Maps” later tonight. Consumers will be able to build their own interactive maps using the typical driving directions, but also be able to add their own photos, videos, and placemarks along the way.

This will benefit all our customers who subscribe to the 2020 IYP (Internet Yellow Pages) service as more consumers use the Google Maps and therefore your ad will get more exposures.

It’s been a long time since AOL has done anything in local search. All its team members left (Jim Riesenbach and Mark Canon went to Autobytel and Gerry Campbell went to Reuters, among other departures).

The “new” (beta) AOL local search is MapQuest + AOL City Guide content and ratings. It’s a simple and nice looking site.

We will NOT be intergrating AOL Local into our 2020 IYP service YET (at least in the short term, as this is a beta service that hasn’t been fully launched to the public yet. We will wait for more meaningful traffic data from AOL to see if it is feasible and beneficial for our customers)

Following the footprints of Yahoo and Microsoft, Google today finally adds up-to-date traffic conditions to its Google Maps service.

Consumers can now see real-time traffic conditions to help them plan their schedule and route. If you’re in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Dallas, or any of the other 30 cities that they are covering initially, just click on the traffic button to show current traffic speeds directly on the map. If your route shows red, you’re looking at a stop-and-go commute; yellow, you could be a little late for dinner; green, you’ve got smooth sailing.

All customers who subscribe to our 2020 IYP service will benefit as Google Maps becomes more useful and will therefore attract more users. Your ad will see more exposures.

Google has just introduced a “report incorrect data” link on its Google Maps product.

Google is starting to use the community here to try and improve its local database (business listings). Following the footsteps of Yahoo, Yahoo! Local for some time has sought to use the community to improve the quality of the database and update listings, and boasts a loyal following of users.

What it means for our customers who subscribe to the 2020 IYP service is that your ad in Google Maps will boast additional exposures as consumers flock to use the more up-to-date Google Maps with more accuracy with additional freshness with reviews.

We have added some exciting new features to the 2020 IYP (Internet Yellow Pages) service. Our customers have the capability to reach out to even more users.

In addition to displaying your ad on Internet Yellow Pages such as Yahoo Local, Google Local (Maps), AOL Yellow Pages, MSN, etc…..your ad will also appear in an Automotive GPS device called Dash Express. Dash Express will be available for consumers/drivers to purchase in California in Spring 2007, and nationally in Fall 2007.

Dash Express is venture backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Original investors for Google and Amazon.com), Sequoia Capital (Original investors for Apple, Google, Yahoo, youtube, Paypal), and Skymoon Ventures.