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SoLoMo And The Future Of Mobile Technology

BY Howard Lindzon | 12-05-2011 | 12:30 PM | VIDEO

SoLoMo (social, location, and mobile) is a trend larger than any one app or company, and it will encompass every industry on the planet. What we're seeing today in the arenas of local commerce, deals, and productivity is only the beginning.READ MORE›

How Mobile Has Changed The Music Industry [Video]

BY Howard Lindzon | 11-22-2011 | 12:20 PM | VIDEO

This is about much more than simply distributing music. In the era of Social Mobile Location, music has become a platform for a next generation of apps.READ MORE›

How Augmented Reality Will Change Everything, Just Not Yet [VIDEO]

BY Howard Lindzon | 11-16-2011 | 11:32 AM | TECHNOLOGY

How this mobile tech might impact your smartphone in ways you probably haven't imagined.READ MORE›

Think Mobile, Act Global [Video]

BY Howard Lindzon | 11-09-2011 | 12:39 PM | VIDEO

There are now over 7 billion people in the world. And more than 5 billion of them are mobile subscribers. When you think about social, local, mobile services, you'd better be thinking global too.READ MORE›

How Businesses Are Cashing In On Mobile Payments [VIDEO]

BY Howard Lindzon | 11-04-2011 | 12:14 PM | LEADERSHIP

Since the inception of currency, the sale or purchase of goods has been a tangible activity. With the advent of mobile location technology, we are on the verge of changing that paradigm.READ MORE›

Are Apps Evolving From Useful To Universal? [Video]

BY Howard Lindzon | 10-25-2011 | 10:07 AM | TECHNOLOGY

Are location apps indeed the future? Will mobile browsing crawl out of infancy and be able to power experiences on a similar scale as applications you've downloaded? READ MORE›

How Location Helps Small Businesses Capitalize On Customers [Video]

BY Howard Lindzon | 10-20-2011 | 12:34 PM | LEADERSHIP

Mobile location may turn out to be the most pivotal innovation for small businesses since the cash register. Thanks to the work of companies like Foursquare, businesses can now monitor more efficiently who is coming to their store.READ MORE›

Who Spreads The News? In Today's Connected World, Everyone [VIDEO]

BY Howard Lindzon | 10-11-2011 | 11:43 AM | TECHNOLOGY

Every so often news breaks and stops everyone dead in their tracks. When a story is big enough, it invades our lives. The Internet and mobile devices keep us closely connected, allowing news to spread exponentially faster than ever before.READ MORE›

The Mobile Future Is About Much More Than Apps [VIDEO]

BY Howard Lindzon | 09-27-2011 | 1:08 PM | LEADERSHIP

The pace of innovation in the mobile industry is getting faster and faster. But while hardware is improving exponentially, we seem to be lagging in our imagination and ways to use these ingenious, disruptive devices.READ MORE›

How Mobile Adoption Changes The Game For The Web [VIDEO]

BY Howard Lindzon | 09-19-2011 | 11:41 AM | LEADERSHIP

With over 5 billion mobile subscribers in the world, it's not hard to imagine mobile Internet invading all of our lives. Which raises an intriguing question: Is mobile THE new standard platform? Will the recent evolutions in interface and user experience design turn the Internet into one giant app?READ MORE›

What's Next For The Check-In?

BY Howard Lindzon | 09-13-2011 | 11:51 AM | TECHNOLOGY

"You've got people saying, 'I'm here,' whatever 'here' means. 'Here' may mean I'm at a restaurant or a ball game," says James D. Robinson, Managing Partner of RRE Ventures, "but it also may mean I'm present watching a TV show, play, or a movie."READ MORE›

Mobile Mania And The New Location Gold Rush

BY Howard Lindzon | 09-06-2011 | 11:14 AM | INNOVATION

Location, location, location is back in vogue, but not just for real estate junkies. The smartphone has ushered in a new economy. I turn on my smartphone and I expect magic to happen and the world around me to come alive with ...READ MORE›

Wherever You Go, Yelp Mobile And Its 20 Million Reviews And Deals Will Find You

BY Howard Lindzon | 08-19-2011 | 1:46 PM | TECHNOLOGY

"I don't think of it as mobile location, I think of it as a content problem. How can you get access to all the information that helps you point that consumer in the right direction?" says Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman.READ MORE›

Redefining Search, One Locale At A Time

BY Howard Lindzon | 08-11-2011 | 5:34 PM | VIDEO

"The phone is very different from the PC in that it has one other dimension of relevance: location," says Fwix founder Darian Shirazi.READ MORE›

Booyah Brings Monopoly To The Real World--With Real Money

BY Howard Lindzon | 08-05-2011 | 10:51 AM | VIDEO

"The vision for our company is to make killer mobile entertainment that touches the real world," says Booyah CEO Keith Lee.READ MORE›

Kevin Systrom Says Instagram Is More Than Just A Pretty Picture

BY Howard Lindzon | 07-28-2011 | 6:16 PM | VIDEO

Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom says it's not all about creating a pretty photo-sharing app. The company's aiming much higher, with plans to fundamentally change the way people communicate and share. READ MORE›

How Meetup Helps Online Communities In The Real World

BY Howard Lindzon | 07-21-2011 | 12:19 PM | VIDEO

With 50,000 Meetups happening each week, the company is focusing on ways to "improve our experience for these people who aren't going home from work and sitting in front of the TV or Facebook, but are going to a Meetup."READ MORE›

How SCVNGR And Founder Seth Priebatsch Hope To Win The Location Game

BY Howard Lindzon | 07-13-2011 | 5:08 PM | VIDEO

"We want consumers to have a great time," says SCVNGR founder Seth Priebatsch, "and we also want business to love it enough that they're willing to pay for it."READ MORE›

SimpleGeo's Pivot From Smartphone Gaming To Location Service Powerhouse

BY Howard Lindzon | 07-07-2011 | 11:18 AM | VIDEO

SimpleGeo began as a smartphone game, and turned into a backend supplier of location features for countless apps. Here's a look at how it works.READ MORE›

Co.Location: Gowalla Grows Out Of Check-Ins And Into Making Money [Video]

BY Howard Lindzon | 07-01-2011 | 9:44 AM | VIDEO

When it comes to mobile location apps, I am little skeptical, very intimidated and completely uneducated in how to use them. I set out to talk with companies that are pioneering in the mobile location sector to find out how they plan on making revenue, and what's next for the entire industry.READ MORE›