Check In Here: The intersection of hyperlocal and mobile
Ericsson Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA, USA
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 8:30am-2:00pm
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago
The hot property for 2010 is the hyperlocal, social check-in service. More than just an app, these services provide restaurant reviews, tips, flash meet-ups, and social network updates, as well as advertising and coupon platforms. These amazing apps have mashed-up some of the hottest mobile topics of 2009 into single services like Gowalla, FourSquare and more. This disrupts sectors previous... [read more]
The hot property for 2010 is the hyperlocal, social check-in service. More than just an app, these services provide restaurant reviews, tips, flash meet-ups, and social network updates, as well as advertising and coupon platforms. These amazing apps have mashed-up some of the hottest mobile topics of 2009 into single services like Gowalla, FourSquare and more. This disrupts sectors previous dominated by players like Loopt, Yelp, loyalty programs, and directories, and is now about to be itself disrupted by Facebook. How will this scene play out, what will change, and who is going to win?
