With foursquare now “Everywhere” there’s been a surge in usage (apparently) as witnessed by Twitter check-ins from around the Globe. According to the Foursquare blog, the team is about 95% there and now, users anyplace can check-in to places and earn reward badges.
Social Media Tip – 5 Things that Social Media “experts” shouldn’t do
There’s a huge influx of social media “experts” on Twitter, many are recognized as experts for exemplary efforts in evangelizing social media or for producing amazing results for themselves and/or their clients.
2010 Prediction for the Uptake of Augmented Reality (AR)
OK, I admit it, I’m totally captivated by Augmented Reality (AR) and in my mind, you should be as well… AR is the future, deny it and you’ll be left behind – and you’ll be missing out on opportunities abound as well!
Blog – Some Cost Saving Tips for You and your business for 2010
Hello 2010… Like many other years, I’ll kick off the year with a blog post, however, this year I’m feeling particularly upbeat – indeed, that may be a bit odd given that times are pretty tough and I’ll admit, the last year was a rough one and in many ways, it kind of sucked!
How to Prepare for and What to Expect at the ESRI International User Conference
I was pleasantly surprised to receive the latest ArcNews Magazine in the mail and even more surprised when I noticed an article on page 40 that I contributed to. The article looks at the annual ESRI UC and provides the perspective and tips from a first timer and a veteran attendee… enjoy!
TOP 5 TIPS: Getting a Jump on IT Spending for 2010
A special article contribution on IT spending provided to us by Siamak Farah, CEO of InfoStreet, www.infostreet.com
2009 The Year of Social Location – 10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves
With Twitter’s opening of their location API to developers there’s going to be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share location-aware information via their Twitter accounts.
Data Spotlight – USGS Quadrangles in Google Earth
The latest in the free, useful tools from Metzger & Willard. — QUADS (http://www.metzgerwillard.us/quads/) is a web-based service for visualizing USGS quadrangles in Google Earth that provides an easy-to-use framework for retrieving georeferenced PDF topo maps from the USGS Store.
fun, free Social Media Location-Aware mobile Apps with Twitter Connect – Flook, GoWalla, and more
I’m glad to share with you a few very cool, handy, and best of all, free apps for you iPhone users (some of these apps may be available for others mobile platforms so search if interested). The following are 5 cool, free Social Location-aware apps that I highly suggest and best of all, they all […]
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management
Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 degrees F), breaking all-time record highs in some cities – Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno […]