TownFlier Launches (and Launches…) Local Suite
I intended to introduce you to a TownFlier, a freshly minted Maryland-based startup that morphs mapping with neighborhoods with communications. But before I could got the words down the swift developers over there cranked out several somewhat derivative, or complementary, sites all spinning from the beta TownFlier. But I’ll start where I was in the […]
New Service Might Make You the ‘Town Wizard’
So you want to become the local digital publishing barron but lack the tools, resources, know-how … essentially everything except ambition. Today it still might be possible to both invest little and still get decent returns. At least that’s the promise being made by TownWizard, a new service offering all the tools needed to create […]
Location-Based Deals Now Upon Request with NeMeNo
So we’re seeing all these nifty services popping with several variations on the same theme: “you do something and we’ll do something in response based on your location.” A sort of call and response for the digital age. Fine. But what if you don’t want to wait for that serendipitous moment presented by the Groupons […]
5 Geolocal Services for Business
The enterprise. No, not that one – the boring one. You know, business. It’s not an area we often think about when considering geolocation services. Good thing ReadWriteEnterprise does. They’ve got a nice piece on several apps targeted squarely at this space. These include: LOC-AID LoKast Ekahau Route4Me OpenGeo Take a look at the full […]
Google Relocates Marissa Mayer; ‘Local’ Has Arrived
Marissa, search will surely miss ya… We’re not a breaking news kinda place, but this bears mentioning (thanks Bloomberg). Longtime Google search product lead and sometimes media darling Marissa Mayer is making an internal move to manage location and local services, where Google hopes for big new dollars. We believe this is the first major […]
Whrrl Swirls Over to Android
Pelago’s Whrrl application, which allows checkins and personalized recommendations (where to go, what to do) based on relevancy to the user and the community, is expanding beyond iPhone to include Android. Inclusive of the new release is an Android widget which turns your phone into a “compass for ideas you want to do” (sic). Create your […]
Build Apps Using Web Tools With appMobi
Want to create an app that taps GPS and accelerometers but don’t posses the chops to tackle iPhone, Android and iPad? Welcome to the club. Now, however, a solution could be at hand – appMobi might be handing you a free pass out of that ClubLame. It’s a cross development platform kit (XDK) that let’s you make native applications […]
CardStar Adds Auto Checkin, Store Locator
We noticed an update recently to our rewards-and-membership-card-consolidator app called CardStar. Now in addition to storing all those cards on your mobile device, in one neat digital package (where you can hold your device up to the store’s scanner – yep, just take a pic of then ditch the paper or plastic cards) users of […]
Wrazz to Connect People with Local Businesses
…Answering: What do you want to do tonight? What do you want to do tonight? We’ve all asked or heard that one, or at least the lazy and unimaginative among us. And so many location-enabled services are sprouting to answer parts of that question that it’s hard for even us to keep up. If you’re […]
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