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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

This isn’t a real post about social media strategy, but it’s an important issue that follows from our social media behavior online. This gave the social network a true exclusive feel and made people long for access. What would you do?

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

Social Media is ubiquitous. If you don’t know what that means, it means that everywhere you turn, social media is there. Because we are becoming an “always on” society and are never more than 3 steps from our mobile devices and computers, social is invading everything we do. Trust me, I tried.

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Cats and Social Media: Purrfect!

Ari Herzog

Juli Monroe, commenting on my article the other day about dogs and social media , asked about networking with cats. You can’t make this up. -- Thank you for reading Cats and Social Media: Purrfect! Related posts: How Dogs Use Social Media. Stop Diluting Social Media. at AriWriter.

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Pure App Review

SocialFish

Designed as a platform that significantly uncomplicates the traditional hookup app, Pure feature profiles that only need a selfie, no lengthy profile information, and no need to link your social media accounts. On your first login, Pure will request access to your data as well as your GPS location. Limited Profile and Matching.

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How to Leverage a Community of Passionate Fans

Convince & Convert

Jake Jacobson , Social Media Manager at Garmin , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to reveal Garmin’s Youtility-esque goals when it comes to social media and customer service, plus how Garmin has been able to educate its wide and dedicated fan base through specialized content. Listen Now . HolySocial!

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How Augmented Reality Could Change User-Generated Content

Pixlee

Location-based AR consolidates data from a device’s GPS, digital compass, and accelerometer to provide ‘smart’ information about the user’s surroundings. AR is already becoming an essential part of social media, as noted by Forbes small business contributor Lilach Bullock. Google Glass makes extensive use of this form of AR. .

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Facebook Eavesdropping Patent and Congress Questions

Laurel Papworth

For example, if a user’s GPS indicates he is in a movie theatre, the device may automatically turn off its ringer. Imma gonna go with “yes” “For example, GPS devices often do not function indoors. My live feed of the Congress hearings cut out right near the end, but did anyone ask these questions? Useful yes.