applications

Foursquare and the Tragedy of the GPS

This post was supposed to be a lot of things. It was supposed to be the last post in my mobile series - how business & organizations can use geolocation apps. Then, it was supposed to be a rant about Foursquare's new GPS integration and how much I hate it.

Geolocation Applications: The Major Players

In less than 18 months, over three billion applications have been downloaded from the iTunes App Store. Thousands, if not millions, of these have been geolocation apps - applications that use an iPhone or other smartphone's GPS. By locating you and your phone, geolocation apps give you the opportunity to "check-in", or opt in and share your location with your social networks.

Facebook Scam Applications Strike Again

You've got to wonder who, if anyone, is approving applications for distribution on Facebook. A far cry from Apple's "deny first, ask later" policy, Facebook seems to have allowed yet another spam application through.

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