Tag: "Maps"
iOS 6 to have built in Facebook Integration
Good news for us social media fans. With the new iPhone and iOS 6 platform – we will see Facebook integration built right into the phones software. This means you will just have to log into Facebook once and then you can share directly from your phones camera, map etc to your Facebook account. This […]
Read More | ShareTwitter joining the Location game
Similar to Foursquare and Gowalla – Twitter is now creating their own location services for user tweets. Users will be able to tag tweets with specific locations and also create new locations – much like Foursquare and Gowalla. When you click on the location below the tweet you will be presented a small window with […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare has 60,000 users in Sydney, Business Survey
It is now estimated that there are 60,000 people in Sydney using the Geo-location mobile service – Foursquare. A recent survey of local businesses using Foursquare has generated some interesting responses. Only 10% of businesses using Foursquare said they would be willing to pay for the service. This is an alarming rate, especially considering Foursquare […]
Read More | ShareNokia and Yahoo Partner
Yahoo and Nokia have created a partnership to create cross-platform opportunities for each-other. Yahoo will become the global provider of Nokia’s Ovi e-mail and messaging system, which is available on all late model Nokia handsets. Nokia will power and use Yahoo’s popular maps service both online and on all mobile phone handsets. In 2009 Nokia […]
Read More | ShareApple iAd Advertising Network
With the upgrades iOS 4 Apple has created their own advertising platform to the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad products. The iAd platform uses rich media ads such as text, video, audio, games, maps, and more to interact with users. Apple sells, hosts, and serves the ads with developers receiving 60 percent of the advertising […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Wave opened to public
Google has now made their Google Wave product available to everyone, finishing its closed BETA preview. Google Wave (wave.google.com) is an online space where organisations and individuals can collaborate, share ideas, documents and projects in a live cloud environment.
Read More | ShareBing mobile app gets turn by turn navigation
If you use a Windows mobile phone or BlackBerry you can now download the Bing App which features turn by turn navigation on Bing maps. How much? Free. Go to: http://www.discoverbing.com/mobile/learn.html Whats unfortunately however is that Bing still hasn’t reintroduced and iPhone app for the Australian market. Bing originally made their iPhone app available globally, […]
Read More | ShareBing WorldWide Telescope Application Available
Last month Bing launched their WorldWide Telescope application that allows you to look at the stars and constellations from Bing Maps. The application shows real time information on how space is moving around Earth. To download the Telescope App go here, click the MAP APPS button at the bottom of the page, then WorldWide Telescope. […]
Read More | ShareGoogle showing advertising inside Google Maps
Google has been testing for several months now sponsored based icons in Google Maps. If zoomed in close enough, participating business are able to show their logo on the maps, which is charge by a Cost per Impression basis. The CPM amount is determined more so by business type than keyword. In fact keywords may […]
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