Could be quite a lot ! Techcruch report that Plazes the European LBS/Social networking website has raised €2.7 million of VC funding. Not bad for a system with a small but growing user base, OK this is not in the realms of youtube yet, but clearly the potential value of such services is recognised, as …
You can tell that Geospatial technology is mainstream, when a GI company can afford the rates to place a Superbowl ad on US Television. Step up Garmin, with their very cheesy but entertaining Godzilla inspired ad for the Nuvi. Another nail in the coffin of the road atlas ? Not a bad game this year …
Directions have an interesting article by David Williams, on why LBS has failed to taken off so far identifying the “Seven” deadly sins which cause LBS Applications to fail. The sins to me look like they could be applied to any new mobile application type, so perhaps there is actually nothing special about LBS – …
If you want a quick introduction into the new ways of creating and using Geographic Information, that has got such a lot of us excited, you could not go wrong by handing over $7.99 to the guys at O’Reilly.com for a copy of “An Introduction to Neogeography” by Andrew Turner the guy behind the highearthorbit …
The BBC reports on the antics of some New York Thieves, who stole some GPS receivers thinking they were phones and we caught when the GPS systems “phoned home” and told the cops where they and the thieves were hanging out !! Surely a candidate for a new category of Darwin Awards Written and submitted …
Where do you find the development team behind the Mac version of Google Earth, the night before the Macworld Expo, Yes they join the line outside to get the best keynote seats the night before. Well they get my respect!! That is real team building.. Well done Rose !! Written and submitted from home, using …
I was asked to speak yesterday at the e-Government National Awards Conference at the Savoy, in London – very nice gig btw!!! I was presenting on the potential impact of web 2.0 approaches and the development of mash-up applications to future e-Government services. Coincidently a perfect example of what I was suggesting as a future …
Last week I spent a couple of days with Reuters, as part of their excellent Innovation Programme looking at the potential for new products and services in the next 5-10 years. It is vital for information businesses such as Reuters to do this, as it is for any knowledge business, as the barriers to entry …
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Nestoria, a real UK based Web 2.0 success story, have an interview with me on their company blog. If you are not sure of the business impact of the use of mash-up technology, and the difference the widespread availability of geospatial data and tools is making to new innovative businesses you should look at what …
I want one on these… but can I really wait a year !! Interesting that one of the main apps chosen by Steve Jobs to demonstrate the Apple phone was Google Maps !! Wifi, Bluetooth, iPod functionality, and very useful mobile browser based on Safari, and of course a user interface to die for.. Very, …
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