LBMA Podcast: Facebook Challenges Yelp and Foursquare
Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing, a weekly video podcast from the Location Based Marketing Association. On the show: Facebook challenges Yelp and Foursquare; Connected Glass by Rebecca Minkoff; The world’s smallest GPS chip; Pay with your face; Coupons.com on your Samsung phone; Arki teaches us how to walk; Place Scout for startup people; Aerial Bold; Samsung’s Proximity beacons; SocialRadar acquires Gridskippr. Our special guest is Rob Cameron, Chief Product and Marketing Office at Moneris.
Top stories of the week
(starts at 10:00)
1. Facebook challenges Yelp/Foursquare with new Places directory 10:00
2. Rebecca Minkoff store launches “Connected Glass” 12:55
3. OriginGPS chip – the Nano Spider 15:20
4. 100% Geniune stores launch “Facepay” in China 17:35
5. Coupons.com and Samsung partner on mobile deals 21:40
6. Arki wristband teaches you how to walk 25:40
7. Place Scout for startup people 28:50
8. New typeface based on aerial maps of the earth – Aerial Bold 33:10
9. Samsung’s Proximity platform 37:30
10. SocialRadar acquires Gridskippr 41:30
Top stories:
1. Samsung’s beacons 59:00
2. Arki – Purpose-driven wearables 68:40
Resource of the week
How the Connected Consumer is Shaping Retailers’ Omnichannel Strategy
