Google Latitude Leaderboards Takes Direct Aim at Foursquare
Google’s spicing up the competition in its location-based check-in service, and taking Foursquare head on. Google has quietly added a points system and Leaderboard feature to Latitude, which ties in to Google Maps and Google +. Those familiar with Foursquare will find that Leaderboard offers a very similar experience: Search for…
Carson High’s ‘Brobots’ team wins robotics competition
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Foursquare ousted? Google sneaks out Latitude leader boards
Over the weekend Google has tweaked its location-sharing Latitude product to enable checking in, following the trend which has failed to make money for Foursquare or Facebook. The feature was rolled out with uncharacteristic humility from the Chocolate Factory, and slipped into an over-the-weekend update. It offers nothing in the…
Consumers feel WiFi should be as readily available as any standard utility
Consumers feel WiFi should be as readily available as any standard utilityDevicescape interim survey into attitudes towards WiFi shows that 88% now see WiFi as a commodity that should be available everywhere, all of the time 64% do not care who their provider is Security is still a concern that Mobile World…
A Foray Into foursquare
If I became the mayor of the Mystic River Press on foursquare would I be cheating on Patch? As mayor of the Mystic River Press could I promote Patch? And what exactly does being a mayor entail? Is it more of a figurehead position, or is there actual work involved?…
Windows 8 consumer preview to be unveiled; will businesses go for it too?
(This story is running in the print edition of The Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2012. – Janet I. Tu) This week, after months of hints, speculation and informational nuggets, the public will finally get to see — and download — the latest test version of Windows 8, the radical overhaul of Microsoft’s On…
Shaq on Twitter Linsanity
Jeremy Lin’s unlikely rise to NBA fame has resulted in several unfortunate incidents in the media of late, some of which were hilariously lampooned on “Saturday Night Live” last week. But, just to recap:An ESPN online editor was fired a few days ago after writing an ill conceived headline about…
Smartphone one of life’s trickiest purchases
Whether you’re looking to upgrade or join the almost 50 percent of mobile subscribers with a smartphone, you’re in for a daunting task. According to data from Nielsen’s third-quarter 2011 mobile media report, adoption of these high-tech devices has doubled in the past two years. But the marketing jargon surrounding smartphones The…
Official Calgary Flames Twitter calls Ales Hemsky contract offer ‘a joke’
Strange things are afoot in social media as the NHL trade deadline nears. The official Twitter feeds for most NHL teams are usually reserved for game notes, contests, occasional news and some fan interaction. Which is to say that they’re not where you’d expect to find scathing editorial comments about…
Does a Mozilla smartphone/tablet OS have a chance against Android and iOS?
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