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Yes, it’s that time of year again when the pundits come out of the woodwork to make their “Top 10″ lists of predictions for the following year, so I figured I would throw my hat in the ring… with a twist. Since the social web has greatly reduced our attention spans, I’ve decided to trim [...]
I’m as excited as anyone about the social marketing potential of the ‘real-time’ web, particularly as it applies to the mobile/location-based space. As more and more people flock to apps such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and BriteKite to document their every movement, everyone from local businesses to global brands are taking notice and trying to put [...]
I recently attended a conference on location based services and although this is an area of amazing potential, I was reminded how easy it is with new technologies to get caught in what I’ll call “The Videophone Trap”. In this, people within an industry become obsessed with, and base entire business models on, demonstrating certain [...]