Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

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. Augmented Reality Applications Will Start to Go Mainstream. Most AR applications in 2009 were quaint curiosities designed to demonstrate the AR concept.

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SocialText Social Media Web 2.0 Astroturfing 250

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2011

Some of the top location-based services are Facebook Places , foursquare , Gowalla and SCVNGR. With the quality of the cameras on smart phones ever increasing, customers are taking brochure-quality pictures of their food and drink. As more and more people start using these services ( according to Comscore , 17.6%

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comScore Smart Phone Foursquare Discount 127

Convince & Convert

JUNE 25, 2013

Smart retailers (like Target) are recognizing this trend and incentivizing the use of mobile phones within the store with discounts and coupons targeted at mobile users. Many restaurants are doing the same thing by offering a free drink, appetizer or a coupon code to those that check in using Foursquare, Yelp or Facebook.

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Mobile Retail Marketing Smart Phone 167

Idaconcpts

JUNE 4, 2014

These days, one of the best things you can do with your website design is create an easy to navigate and uniform visual that translates well on standard sized screens and smart phones. No more one design for the laptop and another for the phone. Branding needs to be universal. Email list. Obviously you need one of these.

Marketing 151

Marketing Case Study Smart Phone SMS 151

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.

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Mobile Strategy Wireless Marketing 107

Saying It Social

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I promptly pulled out my smart phone, went to Google and typed merely “Italian deli&# – not having to add a geographic modifier because the GPS on my phone was enabled and would automatically pull local business listings based on my current location. First an anecdote, then the facts. if yes, please explain.

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Mobile Smart Phone StumbleUpon comScore 135

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).

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Foursquare Smart Phone Social Networking Applications 43

Bare Feet Studios

JULY 25, 2011

Do you have a smart phone? FourSquare/Gowalla. Or a custom WordPress blog via standalone hosting: www.greengeeks.com (our Bare Feet affiliate link). www.hostgator.com (our Bare Feet affiliate link). Mobile Apps. Instagram. A photo-sharing social network built around mobile apps plus artsy filters. www.Instagr.am.

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Social Media Ustream Wiki Content management systems 79

The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Both Klout and Peerindex require you to hook up various sources in order to calculate your influence – Klout includes Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, Youtube, Instragram, Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.com, Last.fm Measuring influence or just tracking loyalty? and Flickr.

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Klout Loyalty Social Networking Influencer 49

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Shelly Palmer predicts that Facebook will face increased competition from better tools, that smart phones will continue to advance and account for a higher share of online traffic, and more in this 11-minute video. Social Media Strategy and Best Practices. 9 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Location Based Services by Social Media B2B.

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Social Media Trendrr SM2 Alterian 257

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

However, it’s important to recognize that 3 times more people use Facebook from a smart phone every month than use Twitter at all. FourSquare and Gowalla go Back to the Future The new location-based darlings FourSquare and Gowalla are stealing a lot of the place-based intimacy that originally propelled Twitter.

Social Media 125

Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 125

Mindjumpers

MAY 20, 2011

Tweet About a year ago location based services (LBS) such as Foursquare , Gowalla was announced as the new big thing in digital and social media. Now approaching a year after the launch of Places, we have found this infographic, which is taking a reality check on the state of location based services focusing on Foursquare and Facebook Places.

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Foursquare Smart Phone Badge Conference 261

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla. foursquare has a very interesting new dashboard that shows business owners data about how and when people have checked-in. I’ll write about that soon. Pretty neat theory to think about.

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Social Media Strategy Conference Eventful 127