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PODCAST: Webmaster Radio – Mobile Social Networking

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Webmaster RadioThis week I was asked back for another podcast with Webmaster Radio to talk about Mobile Social Networking and location. I also make a few mentions about the past events I attended, including the Samsung Widget Developer Camp and the MetaPlaces event.

 
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EVENT: MetaPlaces – How To Monetize Location Data & Services

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

MetaPlaces - How To Monetize Location Data & Services

I’ll be speaking at the MetaPlaces conference in San Jose today. Below is the abstract:
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Carnival of Mobilists #185

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Carnival of Mobilists #185
This is my first time hosting CoM. Sorry for those who normally read my blog, I’ve been offline for a few weeks, but back at it again.
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EVENT: Mobile Monday Silicon Valley June 2009 – LBS Applications

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Mobile MondayTonight I attended the Mobile Monday Silicon Valley monthly event. The venue was really nice and they even had quite a few corporate sponsors: AT&T devcentral and Skyhook Wireless. Not sure if this is a good sign that it’s going upscale, things have changed a lot since the last MoMo in the Valley that I’ve been to. This time it also focused on LBS Applications, man there were a lot of presentations! The other great thing about tonight was that I was able to catch up with a lot of folks in the mobile industry whom I have not seen in months.

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iPhone, GPS and LA Driving

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Apple iPhone Google Maps

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