Something new for business from AT&T – AT&Tplans to pilot a new service that arms companies with the ability to confirm the location of participating customers who opt-in to advanced protection against fraud when they travel internationally.
Wifarer Mobile Indoor Positioning on Android Guides Me Through the @RoyalBCmuseum
Yesterday afternoon I took a trip to the BC Museum… not purely for fun (Ok, seeing the dinosaur exhibit was a blast! ) but I also went to test out some killer indoor positioning technology. Indoor positioning is a real challenge (Google, Apple, Nokia and others still haven’t figured it out) but a company in […]
Waze Crowd Sourced Traffic to feed ABC San fran Affiliate With Real Time reports
Ever wondered about how crowd-sourced services like Waze and others can monetize their offerings? Here’s some very cool information from Waze (think free, mobile, community sourced traffic data) on a new relationship with ABC 7 news in San Fran as the service will be providing the network affiliate with real-time traffic reports for use in […]
A Few Favorite Mobile, Social Location Articles from 2011
Over the past year we’ve authored and published more than 100 feature articles on Social location, mobile app development, and location services. the following are some of my favorites that I’d like to share with you. Most of our articles only hang out on the front page for several days and then slowly start working […]
A natural fit as Hootsuite Nabs Vancouver startup, Geotoko
This one seems to be a natural fit as popular social networking platform, Hootsuite has acquired another Vancouver-based startup, Geotoko. Geotoko technology reports on geo-based social media interactions like key influencers, customer sentiment, and demographic patterns to help businesses draw conclusions about audience behavior, as well as help brands reward customers for checking-in via Foursquare […]
TREASURE SQUARE Extends Foursquare to a Global Adventure Game
TREASURE SQUARE is an interesting new mobile game for iPhone built on the Foursquare API that extends the simple checkin to a fun, adventure game experience. Using the app, the user connects via their foursquare user login and then begins to play, with the foursquare checkin venues (like an airport or a train station, cafe, […]
TomTom Mission To Reduce Traffic Congestion – Traffic Manifesto
Here’s a nice look at how TomTom is using the user’s data to share traffic data and help the network of drivers. TomTom’s research indicates that it only takes 10% of drivers with TomTom’s HD Traffic service to create a real-time “collective effect,” making roads flow more efficiently and reducing journey times for all. The […]
Good News, @RunKeeper Pro is Remaining Free
Awesome news about an awesome app… RunKeeper (I use it to keep track of my runs using my iPhone 3GS) will remain free to download the Pro version for an unspecified time. According to the team’s blog, the overwhelming response from the user community has encouraged them to extend the free download period a little […]
Location Privacy and How not to Be Seen
More on location & Privacy… An awesome video for those of you concerned about mobile location-based services and privacy issues… how not to be seen – simply put, don’t stand up! Priceless
WHERE Goes Live on the DROID
News out of Boston today as uLocate Communications, Inc, has announced the launch of WHERE on the Motorola DROID. The WHERE application has been specially designed to fully optimize the Droid’s high-resolution screen and Android 2.0 operating system. It also includes the new WHERE Brand Bar, a customizable store locator for user’s favorite retail locations, […]