…before the shit really hits the fan. The internet appears to be awash with location based services now, or rather gaming services to be precise. An interesting paradox is also on the rise according to TechCrunch. It’s certainly true that this industry has seen great strides as of recent, non-other than big daddy Google themselves [...]
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Redesign Location based ‘confusion’ now!!
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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Location based services on Google Sat-nav
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Google has really given the Sat-nav industry a bloody nose and it looks like some-one could get knocked out! Considering the blow landed just before last weekend shareholders in many companies around the world may have been holding their breaths this morning waiting to see if their shares would rebound. Both the Times (Google Maps [...]
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Google has really given the Sat-nav industry a bloody nose and it looks like some-one could get knocked out! Considering the blow landed just before last weekend shareholders in many companies around the world may have been holding their breaths this morning waiting to see if their shares would rebound. Both the Times (Google Maps [...]
Geolocation, geolocation, geolocation
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Everyone is beginning to jump onboard the ‘Geolocation’ bandwagon now. This obviously says a lot for where the future of any web service is heading. TechCrunch tonight reported no less than 5 major companies switching on their radars for locations based services. Starting with a fantastic piece of news that Google is redifining their maps [...]
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Everyone is beginning to jump onboard the ‘Geolocation’ bandwagon now. This obviously says a lot for where the future of any web service is heading. TechCrunch tonight reported no less than 5 major companies switching on their radars for locations based services. Starting with a fantastic piece of news that Google is redifining their maps [...]
We’re still backwards in Europe!
Monday, October 19th, 2009
When Rumsfeld called Europeans backward during those years of the war build up in Iraq, he may not have been totally wrong. At the time he was referring to our rather sluggish ways at progress and our lazy approach to get the job done… in fact, everything opposite to how Americans behave. Of course, there’s [...]
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When Rumsfeld called Europeans backward during those years of the war build up in Iraq, he may not have been totally wrong. At the time he was referring to our rather sluggish ways at progress and our lazy approach to get the job done… in fact, everything opposite to how Americans behave. Of course, there’s [...]
Is Open Learning going Wiki?
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The well reputed method of education at a distance may be seeing the humble beginnings of a wiki-style system. Is this the end of traditional education as we know it? An article in the Times deals with a new trend that was spotted by a would-be student searching for alternative methods to gaining a degree. [...]
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The well reputed method of education at a distance may be seeing the humble beginnings of a wiki-style system. Is this the end of traditional education as we know it? An article in the Times deals with a new trend that was spotted by a would-be student searching for alternative methods to gaining a degree. [...]
AR gets lift by Vodafone
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
As a continuation of our post Augmented Reality need GEO partnerships another little news article on AR just came to light, albeit last week. We’re not really behind, just lazy… A little unknown company – until now that is – claimed top spot at the Vodafone Mobile Clicks start-up challenge grabbing €75,000 into the bargain. [...]
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As a continuation of our post Augmented Reality need GEO partnerships another little news article on AR just came to light, albeit last week. We’re not really behind, just lazy… A little unknown company – until now that is – claimed top spot at the Vodafone Mobile Clicks start-up challenge grabbing €75,000 into the bargain. [...]
Location based services need a boost
Monday, September 14th, 2009
The Year of LBS According to Positioningtechniques Since the early 90s the interest in Location Based Services (LBS) has increased… More and more companies acknowledge that location information can increase the average revenue per user. But has anyone the slightest clue about how to make money from this service? A resounding NO seems to be [...]
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The Year of LBS According to Positioningtechniques Since the early 90s the interest in Location Based Services (LBS) has increased… More and more companies acknowledge that location information can increase the average revenue per user. But has anyone the slightest clue about how to make money from this service? A resounding NO seems to be [...]