Google Brings SMS Search to Ghana and Nigeria

Yesterday Google announced a test launch of SMS search in Nigeria and Ghana. According to a post via White African, Nigeria and Ghana are the first two African countries Google’s released this service. In places like Africa where the prevalence of mobile phones far outstrips access to the Internet via a PC, services like Google’s SMS search makes a lot of sense. It’s a great example of tailoring a service to user needs. Looking forward to hearing more about this as it gets released throughout the African continent…

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