article thumbnail

Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Nearly 10% of Facebook’s membership protested by joining other groups demanding that Facebook shut down the News Feed. Is it only a matter of time until we do something ridiculously life saving but also incredibly invasive — like implant GPS tracking devices — so that we can never truly disappear? Like this post?

GPS 217
article thumbnail

Use a Mobile Tracker to Know Where Your Friends Are Hanging Out

Socialmedia.biz

It’s now possible to track and monitor any GPS enabled device, including your friends’ phones, anywhere in the world, whether in the bustle and hustle of Manhattan or some remote village in Kathmandu. . Find Your Friends Via GPS with Mobile Tracking Apps. The good news is that, thanks to technology, the world is smarter now.

Mobile 95
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

How Social Media Has Become a Tool For Clinical Research

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social networking gives sponsors and clinical trial coordinators the ability to target a vast group of e-patients. 3)Target Specific Patient Groups. When looking to reach potential patients, coordinators need to take into account just how unique and diverse a group of people in a given demographic can be. Google Analytics.

Research 194
article thumbnail

Google+ : A Quick Snapshot

Mindjumpers

The product was announced on Tuesday and has opened it to a limited group of initial users. Additional people will be invited over time, as the company tries to build anticipation while working out any bugs. Hangouts : This an option for ‘face-to face -face-to face’ as company quotes it, web group chats.

Google 247
article thumbnail

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. Group Ambient Patent – Cluster algorithms. Useful yes. Bloody ringtones in a movie theatre.

article thumbnail

Car Spying – This company is looking to sell your real-time Car Location to US Military

Tweaklibrary

While some of the recent cars have a GPS built-in which rules out the HOW factor, certain companies can still access your location in real-time without a GPS. To begin with, the thought that Companies around the world have so much of my information, now including my vehicle’s real-time location, is very unsettling.

Company 21
article thumbnail

Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

As long as you have a mobile device with GPS identification and the ability to visit a website, you can play. You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Recent comments I really like the idea of the game/GPS, custom apps, etc., The social networking icons are not flashed on the screen.

News 107