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Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) China's mobile search traffic increased four-fold in 2008, making China Google's third largest mobile search market behind Japan and the U.S., reports qq.com quoting Lin Bin, vice director of Google China's engineering institute. Google China's mobile map usage climbed seven-fold in 2008 to come in second after the U.S. According to an unnamed source, the company plans to use its cloud computing technology to improve mobile, MP3 and map search services in 2009. Google China's map products have begun generating revenue and the company may consider increasing revenue via advertising, said Google China technology director Li Yi. Google China's MP3 search service (www.google.cn/music) was launched through a partnership with music site Top100.cn in early August.