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Tag: geolocation
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Weird? Maybe: How You Connect at #SXSW
As far as tradeshows go, SXSW Interactive is akin to controlled chaos, a bit like a three-ring circus with companies and brands doing their best to grab the attention of thousands of techies from around the world.
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5 Things You'll Probably Hear More About at #SXSW
Say what you want about SXSW Interactive (and plenty of people have said quite a lot). But a couple of things are clear.
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Tibco Launches New Data Tools #TibcoNow
Tibco isn't sitting on the sidelines while waiting for its $4.3 billion takeover to close. The company today announced new data tools designed to help it remain competitive. At its annual Tibco Now conference in San Francisco, Tibco freshened its vision for business analytics with plans for updates for Spotfire
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Fed Regulator Tells Marketers: Be Careful with Data Collection
Marketers recite the benefits of mobile tracking like a mantra: It helps give consumers the information they want at the exact time and place they want and need it.
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Google Buys Bump Video + File Sharing App
Google has bought up a video and file sharing app called Bump, a technology that allows people to wirelessly share content simply by bumping devices together.
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Newspaper-Backed Venture Reinvents the Ad Circular With New Social Ad Service
As a recent report documents, the left-for-dead newspaper industry is reinventing itself by developing new revenue streams that build on its local resources and, often, on digital media.
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ePrize Passbook Integration Helps Marketers Reward Customers On the Go
ePrize, providers of online promotions and contests, has announced its integration into Apple's Passbook app for mobile access to rewards, contest offerings, coupons and loyalty programs.
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The European Commission Geolocation Cookie Monster: Friend or Foe?
Regardless of whether you are a Web designer, IT administrator or not-so-humble end user of the World Wide Web, the chances are that the new European Commission’s rules on cookies -- which became law in late May of this year -- will have changed your outlook on the Internet.
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Tibbr 3.5 Hits the Streets With GeoLocation
With the latest version of Tibbr unleashing in February, the need for real-time human interaction in the office has become even more trifling.
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Mobile Enterprise: Mobile Choice, Competition, Innovation
This week, the mobile enterprise learns how to enhance the mobile experience for consumers, understands the state of the American mobile marketplace and schedules their time on paper. For companies that are using mobile devices to enhance their shopping experience, OpinionLab, the VOC listening solutions provider, has a few
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NTT DoCoMo, Twitter Launch Japanese Location-Based Service
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile network, has announced a partnership with Twitter (news, site), in which both companies will develop an NFC-based method of following friends. DoCoMo and Twitter are also reportedly developing a service for delivering messages based on location. While social media in Japan is
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HTML Geolocation Features Ruffle Privacy Feathers
In many ways people are looking forward to HTML 5 and its expanded list of features. However, there's a number of aspects that have privacy advocates worried. In particular, people are concerned about geolocation. Fortunately the W3C (news, site ) is working on solutions.
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HTML5 Update: W3C Says Not Yet Viable, Privacy Concerns Raised
The video, drag-n-drop, canvas and other features promised by HTML5 have drawn much attention, but it's not yet appropriate to build websites against the emerging standard, W3C official cautions. Separately, privacy experts point to open concerns.
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Mozilla Re-Enters War Zone With Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
As browser wars continue, Old Faithful fights back by adding some new components to its first beta version of Firefox 3.1, now available for download. The beta is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering system, and new features include Geolocation API, @font-face support, and audio and video tag support.
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