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mobile usage is now on a hockey-stick trajectory: searches on smartphones and tablets have increased by 4x in the last year, and the world of mobile apps continues to engage mobile users125 years worth of Angry Birds are played every day!For people everywhere, the mobile era has begun.Yet most businesses havent adapted their online strategiesadvertising, webpage design, commerceto mobile. The opportunity for these businesses is huge and we want everyone to be able to take part. On February 10, were hosting an event at our New York office called ThinkMobile, and our own Dennis Woodside, SVP, Americas Operations and Jason Spero, Head of Mobile, Americas, will explore some of the most significant trends in mobile and explain why its not too late for businesses to still be early in this space. We invite you to livestream these talks at 1pm ET/10am PT this Thursday on desktop, orfor the first time from a Google event in the U.S.on both Android and iOS mobile devices as well. In other words, you can Think Mobile....on mobile!Right now, advertisers engaging on mobile are increasing brand awareness, purchase intent and sales with effective mobile search and display campaigns. Mobile developers and publishers are supporting very profitable businesses with advertising revenue. And consumers are benefiting from relevant and useful ads on their mobile devices.To help all businesses take advantage of the opportunities that mobile advertising presents, were focusing on three core principles with our mobile ads business:Seamless: Were bringing moncler alpes jacket red the best characteristics of desktop advertising to mobile devices. We want to help marketers and developers extend the benefits of their desktop advertising to people on mobile devices, while effectively managing their campaigns and ad space across many channels.Inclusive: Its clear that mobile is about more than just one device, one type of ad format or one style of ad campaign.