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Go2 Adds More Mobile Websites to Its Network of College Sites

Easy access to local search information via more than 300 mobile websites

By Sorin Trusca, Communications News Editor

10th of July 2007, 13:17 GMT

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go2, one of the largest providers of location-based services in the U.S., announced it has added 220 mobile college websites, as well as new content, to its go2 Colleges family of college-dedicated sites. The go2 Colleges family of mobile and online college-specific websites (now numbering over 300 sites) use local search to provide college students with everything they need in one convenient site dedicated to their
individual school.

The go2 Colleges mobile sites provide easy online links to frequently used information related to the specific college, including academic, event and sports calendars, campus maps, housing and historical information, news, fun features and more. go2 Colleges includes top local business and category search functionality as well as quick links to campus news and information, music, humor and sporting event schedules. The go2 Colleges websites also offers local event and ticketing information, including concerts, sporting events and theater, along with go2 Phone Fun, directions, weather and nightlife.

The go2 Colleges sites offer mobile users access to useful features, such as go2's Integrated Local Search that allows users to quickly access relevant information on-the-go with just a few clicks, turn-by-turn driving directions, information on local lodging, restaurants, topical news and information, images, movie times, cast and reviews, sports trivia, travel information, weather and more. In addition, each go2 college site includes various relevant and customized starting point locations around the campus. Using location-based technology, go2 enables the delivery of localized search results sorted by distance from the user's location. In addition, go2 uses its location management system to make it easier for users to personalize their go2 experience and utilize location based services across the entire go2 Mobile Content Network, that besides the college websites includes go2 Movies, go2 Dining, go2 Golf, go2 Travel, go2 Winter Sports.

The go2 Colleges websites are available both in online and mobile versions, with the online website being accessible here, while the mobile website can be found at wap.go2colleges.com.

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