Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Augmented Reality Applications Will Start to Go Mainstream. Augmented Reality (AR) is the ability to place computer-generated information, such as text and labels, on top of live real world data, such as video from a smart phone. Most AR applications in 2009 were quaint curiosities designed to demonstrate the AR concept.

SocialText 250

SocialText Social Media Web 2.0 Astroturfing 250

Freelance Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Social business becomes serious play “Relatively new networks such as Foursquare are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile. However, it also has a game-like quality to it which brings out the competitor in the user.&# I’m a big fan of Foursquare. This is an issue of user behavior.

Trends 153

Trends Social Media Foursquare Smart Phone 153

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2011

For anyone that doesn’t know what a location based service is, it’s an application or website that you access from a mobile device to check in — or digitally acknowledge — that you are at a particular location. Some of the top location-based services are Facebook Places , foursquare , Gowalla and SCVNGR.

comScore 126

comScore Smart Phone Foursquare Discount 126

Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 14, 2011

Developments in mobile technology such as the iPhone and other web-enabled smart phones have propelled this growth. Leveraging applications such as FourSquare and Twitter with geo-targeting capabilities to target your reach. One of the biggest growth areas I’ve seen in mobile marketing is the use of digital coupons.

Mobile 107

Mobile Strategy Wireless Marketing 107

Jeff Esposito

AUGUST 16, 2011

A social network that I can get on board with (I fully admit I don’t go out enough to lead and exciting Foursquare life). Early into researching different sites, I was drawn to a website based check-in site called Untappd (with a smart phone application hopefully coming down the road).

Foursquare 43

Foursquare Smart Phone Social Networking Applications 43

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. However, it’s important to recognize that 3 times more people use Facebook from a smart phone every month than use Twitter at all.

Social Media 124

Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 124