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Foursquare v Gowalla [FACTS]

Over the past year there has been lot of talk about Geolocation mobile services Foursquare and Gowalla. There are more players in this space but these 2 hold a majority of the location market. A recent report by RJMetrics compared the services via their API data. Some key facts to note: – Foursquare now has […]

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Air New Zealand offering Foursquare specials

David Correll on July 9, 2010 | Foursquare | Comments (0)

Air New Zealand is offering customers special deals when they check in on Foursquare. The way the promotion works is if you become a mayor of any of their 12 Airport venues you are given free access to their Koru lounges which is like ‘business class lounge’ in Australia. Some of the venues include: Auckland […]

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When will we see this sort of Social Media advertising in Australia?

David Correll on July 8, 2010 | Advertising Gowalla | Comments (0)

I received a tip recently from John Oates, Project Manager, Vayner Media in the US. On July 1st, the start of NBA free agency, The Nets’ launched a 225 x 95 foot painted wall at the corner of 34th & 8th in NYC, just a few blocks from New York Penn Station, and more notably, […]

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New Geolocation mobile app launched, Loopt

David Correll on July 7, 2010 | Geolocation Loopt | Comments (0)

A new social Geolocation mobile app has launched – Loopt. Similar to Gowalla and Foursquare, Loopt is more social in that it lets you chat and interact with users around you. Currently the app is available on the iPhone. To download the App goto: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loopt/id281952554 The app is also available on the iPad and is […]

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Gowalla 2.2 for iPhone released, iOS4 compatible

David Correll on July 6, 2010 | Gowalla | Comments (0)

Gowalla has just released version 2.2 of their iPhone application. There are a number of improvements to v2.2 such as: – high resolution for iPhone 4 – updated Featured Spots, Pins, and Items – multitasking support – misc bug fixes and stability improvements – syncing with iPhone contact list – easy connect to your Twitter […]

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Cost of mobile apps? Apple, Android, BlackBerry, Windows, Nokia, Palm

David Correll on July 5, 2010 | Android Apple Blackberry Google iPad iPhone Mobile Nokia Palm Windows | Comments (0)

Its interesting to look at all the mobile smartphone Application stores and see the percentage of paid apps to free apps. A recent report by Distimo has found that more than half of all paid applications are about $2 of less. BlackBerry is however the exception as they do not allow application less than $2.99. […]

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Foursquare reaches 1 Million check-ins per day

David Correll on July 5, 2010 | Foursquare | Comments (0)

Foursquare has now reached 1 Million check-ins per day coming from around 1.8 million global users. This shows a good % of Foursquare’s user base is accessing their product on a daily basis. Foursquare recently got $20 million in a second-round venture capitalist investment mainly by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $95 million. […]

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iOS and Android Developer numbers [STATS]

David Correll on July 3, 2010 | Android Apple Mobile | Comments (0)

There are alot of developers now developing apps for both the iOS and Android operating systems. AppStoreHQ.com put together a survey of all their developers on both the iOS and Android and the stats looking something like this: – 43,185 iOS developers – 10,199 Android developers – 1415 developers building apps on both platforms. Apple […]

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Foursquare updates app for iOS4 – version 1.9

David Correll on July 2, 2010 | Foursquare Geo-location | Comments (0)

Foursquare has updated their iPhone application to be fully compatible with the new iOS4 operating system. This is version 1.9 of the Foursquare iPhone app. Upgraded features include fast app switching, high resolution pictures and icons for the iPhone 4?s retina display, and a map views. The Map view allows you to view where all […]

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AdMob May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report released, Android Apple battle

David Correll on July 1, 2010 | Admob Android iPhone | Comments (0)

Google’s Admob have released their May Mobile metrics report giving the latest information on mobile operating system market shares. The main fight is between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Apple is the clear leader at the moment but Android is making some significant gains. In terms of mobile ad requests, Apple is leading […]

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