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Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh'My

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. Foursquare caught my attention a year ago when most of my network that attended SXSW started updating their profiles with their locations all over Austin.

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Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. Foursquare caught my attention a year ago when most of my network that attended SXSW started updating their profiles with their locations all over Austin.

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. I chose geo-location apps as the topic for my session. At least it is for me.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

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LIFELOCK – My Social Security number is xxx-xx - Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

In public places, for example, criminals may engage in “shoulder surfing&# ­ watching you from a nearby location as you punch in your telephone calling card number or credit card number ­ or listen in on your conversation if you give your credit-card number over the telephone to a hotel or rental car company.

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How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study

Viper Chill

In 2010, Singaporean Karl Chong was visiting New York and noticed the rising popularity of group buying websites across the U.S. In December of 2010 – less than a year after the site launched – it was purchased by Groupon for $24m. Before we continue, I want to peak the interest of 66.1% The only problem?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

There was no shatteringly impactful takeaway from SXSW 2010, as it seems we’ve entered a (sure to be brief) innovation lull. Even with more and more sessions being staged outside the convention center in adjacent hotels, SXSW cannot get much bigger without serious impact to the attendee experience.