6 New Apps for Uncovering the Best Local Knowledge Startups At some point after Quora launched in 2009, the Q&A; concept has moved from the realm of stodgy forums to burgeoning tech trend. Meanwhile, hoards of startups are taking... March 29, 2011 by Sarah Kessler
Location App Loopt Looks for Future in Flash Deals Startups This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day. Every Thursday, the... March 26, 2011 by Sarah Kessler
Take Mashable’s State of Location-Based Services Survey Mobile As most of our readers know, we're doing our best to keep up with advances in location-based technology. But in order to do so, we need more than just news bulletins from... March 17, 2011 by Jolie O'Dell
How Accurate Is Your Smartphone’s GPS? [MAP] Mobile With your location increasingly being utilized in mobile apps, an important question is just how accurate is your phone’s GPS? According to data obtained from shopping... March 09, 2011 by Adam Ostrow
Get Location-Triggered Task Reminders on Your Phone Startups Forget to pick up paper towels on your Costco trip? Neer's location-triggered reminders could help save the day next time around. That feature is available now as an... March 03, 2011 by Jennifer Van Grove
Loopt Brings Real-Time Rewards Alerts to SXSW Social Media The location-based service Loopt is introducing a new feature that will alert users of nearby deals or rewards, and it's launching at SXSW Interactive. The feature, called... March 01, 2011 by Christina Warren
Is Apple Prepping for a "Places" Product? [PATENT] Apple has just applied for a new patent indicating the company's possible interest in the location-based social networking space. The gadgets giant applied to trademark... February 25, 2011 by Jolie O'Dell
HOW TO: Use QR Codes for Event Marketing Business & Marketing Matthias Galica is CEO of ShareSquare. Via a self-serve mobile web app CMS and QR codes, the ShareSquare platform enhances real world promotions for artists, agencies &... February 22, 2011 by Matthias Galica
5 Ways Mobile Will Transform Commerce Mobile David Sims covers the payment and data sectors for O'Reilly Radar and is the author of "ePayments: Emerging Platforms, Embracing Mobile and Confronting Identity." Given... February 18, 2011 by David Sims
Google Latitude Adds Checkins Social Media Google's location-sharing app, Latitude, has just added the ability to check in at a specific business or other location. In the past, users simply pinpointed their... February 01, 2011 by Jolie O'Dell
Dennis Crowley at DLD11: Foursquare Needs to Stay Humble Social Media Speaking at the DLD conference today, co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley shared his view on Foursquare's growth and future, putting great emphasis on the fact... January 24, 2011 by Stan Schroeder
Case Study: 5 Factors Behind One Startup’s Rapid Growth Startups Bizzy, a personalized local business recommendation engine, announced yesterday that it hit 100,000 favorites in just 10 weeks since its relaunch -- that is, its members... January 20, 2011 by Erica Swallow
5 Creative Facebook Places Marketing Campaigns Business & Marketing Top 50 UK Places" leader board on VisitBritain's LoveUK Facebook Page. Dubbed "a global guest book" for Britain, VisitBritain hopes the leader board will become an... January 13, 2011 by Leyl Master Black
6 Ways to Market on Foursquare Without a Location Business & Marketing Scott Bishop is a director of social influence and author of How To Make Money Marketing Your Business With Foursquare (FT Press Delivers). You can read more of his... January 13, 2011 by Scott Bishop
Linking the Real World to the Web: 3 Emerging Technologies Compared Hamilton Chan is CEO of Paperlinks and Paperspring. Through its iPhone app (previously featured as the #1 New & Noteworthy free app in the iTunes store) and QR web... January 20, 2011 by Hamilton Chan