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5 social media questions for 2012.4 comments

Tim Nekritz wrote 5 months ago: In a field like social media, expanding, extending and exploding in so many different directions and … more →

Tags: Web, Social Media, facebook, social media trends, Google, Foursquare, Gowalla, Geosocial Media, SCVNGR

It's all about location, location, location-based apps

ericcoomes wrote 1 year ago: Proximity is key in 2011. GPS-aware mobile devices are becoming more common, enabling location-based … more →

Tags: examples, Foursquare, Groupon, Yelp!, yobongo, Gowalla, Google, Location, SCVNGR

Can Shopkick Kick the Travel Industry Into Action?

New Media Travel wrote 1 year ago: Can Shopkick Kick the Travel Industry into Action? Imagine if a travel destination or property rewar … more →

Tags: Adventure/Travel, Destinations, travel news, Tips, travel technology, Shopping, GPS, Foursquare, shopkick

the fall of whrrl and the future of geosocial.4 comments

Tim Nekritz wrote 1 year ago: Between the announcement Whrrl will check out at the end of the month and speculation over whether c … more →

Tags: Web, Social Media, Geosocial Media, GeoSocial, location based media, Pelago, Groupon, MEDIA MERGERS, future of geosocial media

Groupon and the Anti-Search Backlash

Jessica Pettus wrote 1 year ago: In March of 2011, Pelago, the company known for having produced Whrrl, wrote a mini essay detailing … more →

Tags: technology, Tolls/Gadgets, media, advertising, Marketing, Search, Mobile Technology, Social Media, Pelago

Groupon Buys Pelago in Bid to Expand User Discovery

Ryan Kim wrote 1 year ago: Groupon has been about helping people discover deals. Now, it’s buying Pelago, maker of local … more →

Tags: Location based Services, Groupon, Daily Deals

Groupon Acquires Whrrl Creator Pelago

Alexia Tsotsis wrote 1 year ago: Daily deals site Groupon has acquired Whrrl parent company Pelago this afternoon. The iFund-backed P … more →

Tags: TC

Why the Checkin is Alive and Well7 comments

Eric Leist wrote 1 year ago: Last week a controversial-for-the-sake-of-controversy article appeared on ReadWriteWeb. It was calle … more →

Tags: Location, Location-Based Services, technology, Future, Tech, lbs, SCVNGR, Location based Services, Foursquare

Small Kitchen Appliance Shopping at Sears1 comment

Alicia wrote 1 year ago: Having moved into a new house during the winter there is so much on my “want to buy” lis … more →

Tags: Collective Bias, Sears, kitchen appliances, indoor grill

Thanks Whrrl! Not!1 comment

Keith Ainsley wrote 1 year ago: About a year ago I tried Whrrl to see what all the fuss was about.  I wasn’t impressed and real … more →

Tags: technology, Networks, Social, twitter, facebook 2, social networking, Blogging, Apps, Social Media

Location, location, location...My SCVNGR Experiment

cari wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago, I asserted that I was testing out SCVNGR (and Quora, which I will get back to at so … more →

Tags: Location Based, SCVNGR, Location, GPS, Foursquare, Gowalla

Vitamin Shopping Made Easy At Meijer

Alicia wrote 1 year ago: I *know* I’m supposed to be taking vitamins daily. It’s been something that has been rep … more →

Tags: health, shopping, meijer, Supplements, Vitamin Finder, Vitamins

6 Geolocation Apps You May Not Have Heard About...

Lynn Morton wrote 1 year ago: This post was written for and appeared originally on the R2integrated blog. Major brands are investi … more →

Tags: Geolocation, app, applications, Bizzy, Color app, DoubleDutch, Facebook Places, Foursquare, Glympse

6 Geolocation Apps You May Not Have Heard About...

Lynn Morton wrote 1 year ago: This post was written for and appeared originally on the R2integrated blog. Major brands are investi … more →

Tags: mobile technologies, Geolocation, applications, Foursquare, Mobile, Gowalla, Bizzy, SCVNGR, DoubleDutch

whrrl: geosocial graduations, building societies and more.5 comments

Tim Nekritz wrote 1 year ago: If not for the piece I wrote on geosocial media for the January issue of CASE Currents, I may not ha … more →

Tags: Web, Connecting, GeoSocial, Geosocial Media, location based media, real-time Web, socially connected graduation, St. Edward's University

Batman!2 comments

Alicia wrote 1 year ago: Does your child love Batman? I recently went to Walmart to go shopping for Batman themed items. Here … more →

Tags: shopping, Batman, Batman items at Walmart, Walmart, Batmobile

Lean Cuisine and Skinny Cow Review #31days5 comments

Alicia wrote 1 year ago: One of my goals in 2011 is to work towards a healthier lifestyle. Exercising, eating healthier foods … more →

Tags: Product Reviews, Lean Cuisine, Skinny Cow, food reviews, Frozen Entrees, ice cream

The Future of LBS: Convenient, Valuable, Secure1 comment

Eric Leist wrote 1 year ago: Last week, I was invited to speak at the Social Media Breakfast New Hampshire. The topic? Location-b … more →

Tags: Location, Location-Based Services, technology, AisleBuyer, Foursquare, Future, Gowalla, lbs, Location based Services

GeoLocation and Data Leakage Prevention #foursquare #gowalla #dlp #security

Daniël W. Crompton (webhat) wrote 1 year ago: To make it clear I’m not speaking of the information being broadcast by employees to social me … more →

Tags: social networking, Business, Risk, Geolocation, Geotagging, Security, Google, Brightkite, fireeagle


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