Quand la géolocalisation bouleverse le web social – dream Orange. I Finally Understand The Power Of Mobile Social Applications | R. I have mentioned on this blog that I was not a fan of the mobile location network applications like BrightKite, FourSquare, Gowalla and others. My thinking was that posting my location to various services had no purpose. The highly connected early adopters love these applications because they never know who may be near by to grab a drink with. I am not highly connected, and I do not live near a lot of early adopters, so there was no real benefit for people like me, or consumers either. Another part of this was the typical Twitter integration they all seem to have.
Why would I broadcast my location to a bunch of people that are not likely located anywhere near me. Fast forward to about two weeks ago, and take a look at Caleb Elston’s post regarding why Facebook should acquire FourSquare. To understand where I am going, read Jeremiah Owyang’s post How Local Businesses Can Benefit From Mobile Social Networks. Use my existing social networks.
So, I am now on the bandwagon. Press Release: Aloqa Integrates Skyhook Wireless For Location In. — Aloqa and Skyhook Wireless today announced that the companies have teamed up to power location information on Aloqa’s mobile application. Skyhook Wireless’ patented Wi-Fi positioning system and hybrid positioning system XPS will be integrated with the Aloqa application in order to provide the location of friends and favorite places nearby.
The Aloqa application proactively notifies the user of places, events or friends in close proximity using their preferences and social network relationships. Aloqa users get real time alerts of dynamically changing content around them like movies, concerts, and when Facebook friends are nearby. The beta version of Aloqa is now available in the U.S. and Germany on Android and the Blackberry Curve 8900 and Blackberry Bold 9000, with other platforms launching in the near future. “More and more leading Android apps are turning to Skyhook,” said Kate Imbach, director of marketing at Skyhook Wireless. Beth Winkowski Skyhook Wireless Phone: (978) 649-7189. Foursquare, a Social Network Site, Puts Users Face to Face - NYT.
Foursquare: Not Just a Game, but a City Guide - Bits Blog - NYTi. Yana Paskova for The New York TimesBecca Schepps and Matt Sorrell use the social networking service Foursquare on their phones. At first glance, Foursquare, the location-based mobile application capturing the fancy of hip, young urbanites, is a fun bar game that lets users compete for points and badges for going out at night. But dig a little deeper, and the service, which I just profiled in The New York Times, is also a handy, user-generated city guide. Chester Higgins Jr. /The New York TimesDennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare “The game elements are fun, and people definitely like competing against their friends,” said Dennis Crowley, co-founder of the company that produces the game. The idea, Mr. Mr. “My friends had much better suggestions than a guidebook,” he said. Foursquare allows people to put in tips and recommendations for the places they frequent.
“The recommendation service is a core part of Foursquare’s DNA,” Mr. BART - BART partners with location-based service Foursquare to e. Bay Area Rapid Transit has become the first transit agency to partner with the location-based mobile network Foursquare, with the goal of encouraging public transit use. Foursquare combines social networking elements with game mechanics, urging users to explore neighborhoods and recommend places to others. You can check in from different venues and earn badges and points for doing different types of things – like a "gym rat" badge if you check in 10 times at a gym during a 30-day period.
As part of the partnership with BART, Foursquare will offer a BART-themed badge that can be unlocked by regular riders of BART, which provides train service in the San Francisco Bay Area. BART will award $25 promotional tickets each month for the next three months to riders chosen at random from all the riders who have logged Foursquare check-ins at BART stations, starting in November. One popular element of Foursquare is a competition to become "mayor" of different places. Praized Média, Inc. - Praized de a à z. The Praized Network Local Buzz - Praized. Hungry Garden -- place-based, blog-network and search engine for. The Hungry Garden is a blog-enabled map and search engine that allows anyone, anywhere in the world to "own" a geographical address as recognized by Google Maps. At a location users can create one or more blogs about a variety of subjects (called channels) and share their location and content with friends and neighbors.
It's free, easy-to-use and only takes moments to sign-up with immediate access to all features. GeoSocial Network Software With Hungry Garden you can restrict access to your content to other users that have set their location within a specified geographic radius in miles of your location. The minimum access is users within a 1/4 mile of you. The maximum is within 50 miles of your location. Privacy Settings The software allows you to hide your street address from your friends or other users but still allow them to see the city and state where you are located. Blog Platform Subject Channels All blogs at Hungry Garden are classified by channel subjects. Address Verification. Hungry Garden. Location Is The Missing Link Between Social Networks And The Rea.
Imagine a world where you sit at your computer and you never go outside. Where you never see another human being. This is the world that sites like Google and Facebook want you to live in. Though they’d never admit to such a thing, the reasoning should be obvious: The longer you’re at your computer, the more time you’re spending on their sites. The more time your spending on their sites, the more ads you’re being served. The more ads being served, the more money they are earning. No matter why these sites originally started, or what features they add, that is, quite literally, the bottom line.
Thankfully, we don’t quite live in that world yet. Social networking has been perhaps the most popular trend on the Internet over the past several years. Ever since the term was born, countless people have debated the implications of taking social interactions virtual. That’s where location comes in. To the masses, most of these services still either don’t make sense, or are way too creepy. Foursquare Confirms Restaurant Dashboard Alpha Testing. In a new article in trade magazine Nation’s Restaurant News, Foursquare‘s Tristan Walker (at right, who is making business development waves with deals with Zagat, Bravo and others) reveals a few very interesting tidbits about how Foursquare is working to cater to restaurant owners (excuse the pun).
Restaurant Analytics Dashboard Testing The most revealing statement is a confirmation that 30 hand-picked restaurants are alpha-testing, “an analytics dashboard for Foursquare, where [restaurant] owners can pay to create custom offers and badges.” Walker goes on to say, “All of them [restaurant owners] care about two things: retention and acquisition. We help with acquisition by letting you see who comes in where, when, and where they go before and after they stop in.”
How Foursquare looks at Restaurant Chains Another interesting part of the article is about how Foursquare looks at restaurant chains. “It all comes down to how you use the platform. Future plans.