I'm with you Eric...

At the World Economic Forum in DAVOS, Switzerland last week, Reuters reported the following under the headline "Google CEO bullish on mobile Web advertising"

The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution", Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.

"It's the recreation of the Internet, it's the recreation of the PC (personal computer) story and it is before us -- and it is very likely it will happen in the next year," he told a panel at the World Economic Forum.

Something must have rubbed off on him when I passed him in the canteen line at Google last December on the Paddy's Valley tour - he's speaking my language! He also went onto say...

"...the mobile Web was reaching a tipping point."

and the article continued -

Google aims to be a prime mover by bidding for coveted airwaves to launch an open U.S. wireless network, pitting it against established telecommunications players. The move will take the Silicon Valley-based company well beyond its core Web search and online advertising franchises. Some analysts are worried at the high costs involved but Schmidt said he was confident location-based advertising -- which could, for example, direct hungry travelers to nearby restaurants -- would be "a very, very good business".

I'm right there with you Eric, so you know where to call next time you're in the Google office in Ireland. Only too glad to meet with you - if I have a free slot in my schedule that is ;-) You can read the full Reuters article here