Local radio offers an ideal platform for the delivery of location-based services. Many digital radio technologies are already being used to collect information about users and disseminate target ads. Radio has reached a turning point according to Pandora founder Tim Westergren: “At the core of that transformation is personalization."

In this week's episode, Facebook writes another check and acq-hires another team; PayPal puts WHERE to use; and Bravo goes around the world in 80 plates. All this plus our weekly M&A and funding roundup, our resource of the week and special guest Simon Liss, CTO of WeLoveMobile...

Mark Hemphill, Founder and COO of ScreenScape says that “place-based media is a natural fit for fitness clubs. There are tons of applications ranging from fitness videos, to membership drives and loyalty programs that make it a natural application for both venue enhancement and member engagement.”

In this week's episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan look at Kodak's attempts to make some money in mobile, mobile ticketing with Masabi, Gopogo and Project Noah launch — and is Foursquare getting ready to make some money? All this plus a busy week in funding and special guest Alexis Zamcow from Canada Post...

When building social discovery apps, the bottom line is transparency. Users need to maintain control over their data, privacy settings and the ability to define their likes, dislikes and other preferences...

In this week's episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan discuss: Banjo's one million users, Mastercard's daily deals service, Ditto acquired by Groupon, and Square’s insane valuation. Plus a special appearance by Jyri Engestrom of Ditto...

When we think about online marketplaces, the giants in the field (eBay, Amazon and Craigslist) immediately come to mind. But a new crop of location-based marketplaces is now empowering consumers and small businesses alike to buy and sell products and services from one another in their own backyard...

In this week's episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan discuss some big acquisitions in the space, starting with Facebook’s purchase of Tagtile and Instagram, and Intuit's acquisition of AisleBuyer. Retail’s revival is happening through location and mobile with PointInside’s nSide, Picksie’s ticket purchasing and Jetshop’s pop-up stores in Stockholm + AisleBuyer’s founder, Andrew Paradise...

For years, marketing and advertising agencies have strained themselves trying to isolate the most effective, meaningful and lasting image to sell their product. Now, brands are able to visually and audibly foster experiences which consumers can be a part of. Augmented reality is still in infancy, and it seems that there are no limitations to the communication potential it embodies...

In this week's episode, hosts Rob Woodbridge and Asif Khan discuss Urban Airship stacking the deck for contextual notifications; Shopkick and ExxonMobil offer discounts on everything but gas; Foursquare enters the take-out food fray; The Tap Lab and Skout raise some funds; Geosentric shuts down; and special guest, Alberto Tretti of Glancee.