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TripAdvisor, PayPal and more to attend Location Business Summit

TripAdvisor, PayPal and more to attend Location Business Summit

Among the 120 plus senior execs gathering in Amsterdam to discuss the 'SoLoMo' revolution.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 25th 2012 at 2:33PM in News
Join Orange, BBC, Google and more at Location Business Summit Europe

Join Orange, BBC, Google and more at Location Business Summit Europe

Over 150 execs expected at the big LBS summit in Amsterdam.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 22nd 2012 at 2:23PM in News
Sofialys launches geo-localised ads

Sofialys launches geo-localised ads

Campaigns that know where you are.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 14th 2012 at 9:57AM in News
Green Dot buys Loopt for 43.4m

Green Dot buys Loopt for 43.4m

Prepaid credit card firm wants to build 'location aware' financial services.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 12th 2012 at 10:33AM in News
Foursquare: more menus on the menu

Foursquare: more menus on the menu

Update adds 13m items from 250,000 restaurants. Sorry, fries are extra.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 19th 2012 at 9:18AM in News
Nokia to pre-load Poynt in India

Nokia to pre-load Poynt in India

Will embed 'timesPoynt' app on all Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 phones from today.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 15th 2011 at 3:02PM in News
Rumour: Facebook buys Gowalla

Rumour: Facebook buys Gowalla

Preparing to add some location-based sparkle to its Timeline feature?

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 5th 2011 at 10:45AM in News
Poynt now pre-loaded on Samsung Galaxy

Poynt now pre-loaded on Samsung Galaxy

Local search platform comes with an AR feature that overlays results with the real-world environment.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 1st 2011 at 3:37PM in News
Mobile LBS to hit 435m euros by 2016

Mobile LBS to hit 435m euros by 2016

Set to grow 13.4 per cent a year between now and then.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 24th 2011 at 12:38PM in News
Badoo has 130m users

Badoo has 130m users

Dating service claims to be the fourth largest social network in the world.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 4th 2011 at 11:36AM in News
O2 unveils £4m Priority Moments campaign

O2 unveils £4m Priority Moments campaign

Festive proximity offers promo with House of Fraser, HMV, Café Rouge and BHS

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 3rd 2011 at 8:53AM in News
Urban Airship buys SimpleGeo

Urban Airship buys SimpleGeo

Marriage of two firms will make push notifications more 'context aware'

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Nov 1st 2011 at 12:54PM in News
MocoSpace boosts location features with purchase of Geocade

MocoSpace boosts location features with purchase of Geocade

Will enhance in-house games to become 'location-aware'.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Oct 4th 2011 at 9:20AM in News
Intel buys Telmap

Intel buys Telmap

Significant move to bolster chip giant's mobile software activities.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 30th 2011 at 10:20AM in News
Nokia unveils 'Nearby' for phones without maps

Nokia unveils 'Nearby' for phones without maps

Searches from nearly info via the net rather than GPS.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 24th 2011 at 1:24PM in News
Poynt grabs 9m users

Poynt grabs 9m users

Local search specialist recruits 5.8m more in a year.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jul 27th 2011 at 11:51AM in News
O2 does a Groupon with Priority Moments

O2 does a Groupon with Priority Moments

Location-based offers with over 30 UK brands including Harvey Nichols, WH Smith and Zizzi.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jul 14th 2011 at 11:29AM in News
Nokia re-organises location-based business

Nokia re-organises location-based business

Integrates Navteq with its social location operation to form 'Location & Commerce' unit.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 22nd 2011 at 12:00PM in News
NAVTEQ brings indoor navigation to third party apps

NAVTEQ brings indoor navigation to third party apps

Never ask 'where's the toilet' again.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 8th 2011 at 1:43PM in News
eBay acquires Where.com

eBay acquires Where.com

Pays a rumoured $135m for LBS firm.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 21st 2011 at 1:10PM in News