The race for hyperlocal, instant communications has begun. Entering the ring first is two different two-person teams, Yobongo and HeyTell, that bring a different function, features and experience to the user
Tag Archive: location_awareness
Why I think Brightkite chose to close location services
Brightkite was a leader in the check-in space. Competition came along just as any industry evolves. Soon the media was measuring, weighing and comparing capabilities.
UnSocial – get to know who you don’t know
UnSocial launched in beta to a select city, San Francisco. UnSocial, available on iPhone and Android take the alternate approach in trying to connect you with who you should know in your current proximity.
Facebook Places – your default privacy exposed
In Episode 28 of TheSocialGeeks last night we dug into the announcement yesterday on Facebook Places. If you are one of the 500 million members of Facebook and have not heard about this yet, your default privacy settings allow others to “check you in” to places you are visiting.
