Hot Or Not’s App Answers The Next Question: Close By Or Not?

Hot Or Not’s App Answ...

It was only a matter of time before this app came out. The folks over at Hot or Not have launched a location-based free iPhone app that will show you the hottest ladies and gents that are close to you. If you aren’t familiar with Hot or Not, the site allows you to rate pictures of...
Android Users Can Now Check In To Foursquare By Using Their Voice

Android Users Can Now C...

Thanks to a partnership with Vlingo , owners of Android 2.0 or higher-equipped phones can now check in to Foursquare and update their status on Facebook and Twitter simply by speaking into their phones. To try it out, download the free Vlingo app to your Android handset. Using your...
WhereMark Launches Location-Based Service, A Cautionary Tale

WhereMark Launches Loca...

Okay, here’s the deal, if you are a startup unveiling a new location-based service in a market saturated with location-based services please tell us what is unique about you vs. the 800 or so other services out there and please please whatever you do don’t copy the RULE.fm...
Adioso, Flight Search For People Keeping Their Options Open

Adioso, Flight Search F...

YCombinator -funded Adioso today launches its third iteration as an online destination for adventurous travelers who want to take vacations but are not constrained by specific days or even places. Yes, the online travel space is saturated, but the more mainstay search services like Kayak...
3M Captures Attenti For $230 Million

3M Captures Attenti For...

Tel Aviv-based Attenti announced today its acquisition by 3M, most notably the makers of Post-Its, to the tune of $230 million in cash. Formerly Dmatek, Attenti is the world’s leading supplier of remote people-tracking technologies such as ankle bracelets, voice recognition devices...
SCVNGR’s Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck

SCVNGR’s Secret Game ...

Some companies keep a playbook of product tips, tricks and trade secrets. Zynga has an internal playbook, for instance, that is a collection of “concepts, techniques, know-how and best practices for developing successful and distinctive social games”. See the original post...
SCVNGR’s Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck

SCVNGR’s Secret Game ...

Some companies keep a playbook of product tips, tricks and trade secrets. Zynga has an internal playbook, for instance, that is a collection of “concepts, techniques, know-how and best practices for developing successful and distinctive social games”. See original...
OffiSync’s Office-to-Docs Plugin Goes (Mostly) Free As It Prepares For Competition From Google

OffiSync’s Office-to-...

OffiSync , a startup that lets you collaboratively edit documents using Microsoft Office and Google Docs in tandem, seems to be doing well — the company’s plugin is the third most downloaded on the entire Google Apps Marketplace. But it also has a new challenger approaching:...
Google’s Nine Year Shopping Spree, Illustrated

Google’s Nine Year Sh...

For those that remember when Google Voice was GrandCentral … Other than missing Like.com’s acquisition on August 20th and having the DoubleClick grab plotted when Google revealed its intent to acquire in April 2007 and not when the official acquisition was announced in March...
Start Location-Based Conversations With Qilroy

Start Location-Based Co...

Qilroy , a Qualcomm Service Labs -incubated project, launches today as a platform that groups tweets and other status updates by location. Like “calling a payphone at the mall,” Qilroy introduces a concept called peer-to-place communication, which enables multi-platform...

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