On the question of why to check-in, most are still at a loss. We try to clear it up with four good reasons. When I talk to non-LBS folks about services like Foursquare, Whrrl, and Gowalla, the typical response is, “Why the hell would I do that?” In other words, why invest the time to [...]
Entries from November 2010
Four Reasons to Invest in Location-Based Services
November 17th, 2010 by Rob Reed · 4 Comments
Tags: Geolocation
Location-Based Services and the Facebook Effect
November 9th, 2010 by Max Gladwell · 3 Comments
Facebook expands its Places product by opening its API and adding a Deals feature. What does this mean for LBS? Originally posted on the MomentFeed Location Blog. Facebook debuted Places back in August. This added the social gesture of “checking in” to its iPhone and mobile Web apps. It was huge news for LBS, but [...]
Tags: Geolocation · Marketing
