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TWiLBM #129: We are on the fringe
On the show today: Facebook rumoured to be in talks to purchase Waze for $1 billion; Square set to check in to Foursquare’s neighbourhood; BlockAvenue launches to give your city a grade; Unilever goes hyper-local with rewards program; Outback Steakhouse jumps back in time to when check-ins were the rage; The VERY cool Pennies for Life campaign by Microloan; Pew enlightens us on the state of location in mobile; Plus special guest Duncan McCall, CEO of PlaceIQ.
App Fascination of the week: Scringo (4:35)
Featured Guest
Duncan McCall, co-founder & CEO of PlaceIQ. (25:25)
Top news of the week
1. Launch of BlockAvenue (8:40)
2. Pennies For Life campaign by Microloan (15:25)
3. Will Facebook purchase Waze? (19:10)
4. Unilever working with CausePlay inside of Northgate Gonzalez Markets – the hyper local mashup (36:23)
5. Outback Steakhouse checking in to 2007 with Laps for Apps (41:22)
6. Square goes after Foursquare with recommendations (45:55)
Resource of the Week
Pew Research on location (54:23)
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On the show today: Facebook rumoured to be in talks to purchase Waze for $1 billion; Square set to check in to Foursquare’s neighbourhood; BlockAvenue launches to give your city a grade; Unilever goes hyper-local with rewards program; Outback Steakhouse jumps back in time to when check-ins were the rage; The VERY cool Pennies for Life campaign by Microloan; Pew enlightens us on the state of location in mobile; Plus special guest Duncan McCall, CEO of PlaceIQ.
App Fascination of the week: Scringo (4:35)
Featured Guest
Duncan McCall, co-founder & CEO of PlaceIQ. (25:25)
Top news of the week
1. Launch of BlockAvenue (8:40)
2. Pennies For Life campaign by Microloan (15:25)
3. Will Facebook purchase Waze? (19:10)
4. Unilever working with CausePlay inside of Northgate Gonzalez Markets – the hyper local mashup (36:23)
5. Outback Steakhouse checking in to 2007 with Laps for Apps (41:22)
6. Square goes after Foursquare with recommendations (45:55)
Resource of the Week
Pew Research on location (54:23)