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BlogsTags > locationSquare Wallet, the Apple Store, and Uber: Software Above the Level of a Single DeviceBy Tim O'ReillyNovember 8, 2012 Back in 2003, Dave Stutz, in his parting letter to Microsoft, wrote a prescient line about the future of technology: “Useful software written above the level of the single device will command high margins for a long time to come. Stop … Christopher Schmitt and Simon St. Laurent discuss HTML5 April 12, 2012 HTML5 author Christopher Schmitt talks with O'Reilly editor Simon St. Laurent about why it's a great time to be a web developer. Top Stories: March 19-23, 2012 
By Mac SlocumMarch 23, 2012 This week on O'Reilly: StreetEasy's Sebastian Delmont explained why his team left Google Maps behind, we looked at the ins and outs of the Dart programming platform, and Jim Stogdill considered the alternatives to always-on living. Why StreetEasy rolled its own maps March 19, 2012 Google's decision to start charging for its Maps API is leading some companies to mull other options. In this interview, StreetEasy's Sebastian Delmont explains why and how his team made a change. Top Stories: March 12-16, 2012
By Mac SlocumMarch 16, 2012 This week on O'Reilly: Computational linguist Robert Munro explained why location language is far more complex than many realize, we looked at how Kickstarter's crowdfunding is helping game developers, and Joe Wikert explored the major trends shaping ebook prices. Understanding place and space in a decreasingly English worldBy David SimsMarch 12, 2012 Robert Munro, a computational linguist and speaker at Where 2012, says the subtleties of spatial distinctions are growing in importance as more of the world's digital information takes the form of non-English, unstructured text. Understanding place and space in a decreasingly English world March 12, 2012 Robert Munro, a computational linguist and speaker at Where 2012, says the subtleties of spatial distinctions are growing in importance as more of the world's digital information takes the form of non-English, unstructured text. Why Uber's data fascinates a neuroscientistBy David SimsMarch 6, 2012 Neuroscientist Bradley Voytek's interest in networks and nodes goes beyond the human brain. Here, he discusses the data generated by car-service company Uber and how the company has influenced his research. Why Uber's data fascinates a neuroscientist March 6, 2012 Neuroscientist Bradley Voytek's interest in networks and nodes goes beyond the human brain. Here, he discusses the data generated by car-service company Uber and how the company has influenced his research. Makers and hackers: The Where Conference is looking for youBy Brady ForrestFebruary 3, 2012 The 2012 Where Conference is looking for makers, hackers, developers and do-it-yourselfers who are working in the geolocation and mapping spaces. Makers and hackers: The Where Conference is looking for you 
By Brady ForrestFebruary 3, 2012 The 2012 Where Conference is looking for makers, hackers, developers and do-it-yourselfers who are working in the geolocation and mapping spaces. Why indoor navigation is so hard October 11, 2011 The mapping applications built into smartphones are fantastic ... until you arrive at your destination. Here, Nick Farina explains how indoor navigation apps can and should work. ePayments Week: The rise of location-triggered offers August 25, 2011 Placecast offers merchants a geofence to corral customers. Also, UK researcher YouGov says iPhone users are more willing to buy with their phones, and telecoms bury Androids with crapware. Developer Week in Review: Lion drops pre-installed MySQL 
By James TurnerAugust 3, 2011 A pre-installed version of MySQL is noticeably absent from Lion Server, South Korea penalizes Apple for the location brouhaha, and Java 7's compiler injects a bit of randomness into software development. Strata Week: Google Plus focuses on data controlBy Audrey WattersJune 30, 2011 Google launches Google+, saying "It's your data" and giving users better control over sharing. Yahoo spins out its Hadoop division into a separate company. And a self-published author creates a book out of his iPhone tracking maps. Strata Week: Google Plus focuses on data control June 30, 2011 Google launches Google+, saying "It's your data" and giving users better control over sharing. Yahoo spins out its Hadoop division into a separate company. And a self-published author creates a book out of his iPhone tracking maps. Want to know where to build a new store? Check your human density data May 25, 2011 Ted Morgan, Skyhook co-founder and CEO, discusses the value of human density data and why it will help drive marketing, business and development decisions. ePayments Week: Can check-in services prove their value?May 12, 2011 A recent survey questions whether the teen market has any interest in check-ins. Also, Facebook gets access to Skype through its investor Microsoft, and some thoughts on taking Facebook Credits and Apple's payment system beyond their walled gardens. Softly buzzing phones could yield better augmented reality May 5, 2011 Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare, says subtle interactions — like a buzzing phone — could lead to better augmented reality experiences than those provided through cameras and screens. ePayments Week: What does the attention around tracking mean?April 28, 2011 The iPhone location story helped some mobile users understand that their phones know where they are. What will it mean for the carriers and services that use that data? Plus: Google and Facebook get into the deals business and mobile banking evolves. The iPhone tracking story, one week later April 27, 2011 Apple announces fixes and sheds more light on location data. Plus, a look at some of the reporting and potential applications that have popped up. Additional iPhone tracking researchBy Pete WardenApril 24, 2011 The iPhone tracking story led to a host of related investigations. Here's a look at some of the latest developments. iPhone tracking: The day afterApril 22, 2011 The iPhone tracking story published here a few days ago struck an unexpected nerve. Here's a selection of the most interesting immediate reactions. ePayments Week: Where adds context to PayPalApril 21, 2011 EBay's purchase of a mobile advertising and check-in service adds another piece to its mobile payment puzzle. Also, the White House calls for an online identity ecosystem and two researchers discover caches of location data left unencrypted on their iPhones. Data News: Week in Review April 21, 2011 In the latest Data News: The tracking data saved in a hidden iOS 4 file causes a stir, the value of crowdsourcing during crisis response is questioned, and the Senate finally releases its financial data ... in PDF. Got an iPhone or 3G iPad? Apple is recording your moves
By Alasdair AllanApril 20, 2011 Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan have discovered that iPhones and 3G iPads running iOS 4 are regularly recording the location of devices into a hidden file. ePayments Week: Android's predicted ascendanceApril 14, 2011 Gartner says Android can take half the smartphone market by the end of 2012. Also, China's mobile customers can slip NFC SIMM cards into their handsets, and geolocation company Quova challenges developers. 3 big challenges in location development April 14, 2011 With the goal of indexing the entire web by location, Fwix founder Darian Shirazi has had to dig in deep to location-based development issues. In this interview, Shirazi discusses challenges he sees in location and how Fwix is addressing them. The convergence of biometrics, location and surveillance April 8, 2011 Future applications of biometrics promise increased security and convenience, but they could also dilute our expectations of privacy. In this interview, Where 2.0 speakers Mary Haskett and Alex Kilpatrick discuss what lies ahead in the biometrics world. ePayments Week: Tapping our hunger for Facebook CreditsApril 7, 2011 IFeelGoods finds some shoppers choose virtual currency over the real stuff. Also, American Express teams with Foursquare for geolocated offers, Isis plans a tap-and-pay test in Utah, and Boku steps out of the gaming world to pay for real goods. 4 SXSWi themes reveal the story within the story 
By Alex HowardMarch 29, 2011 The 2011 South by Southwest Interactive festival offered a reflection of what's to come, with hyperkinetic socializing, pervasive connectivity and an interest in communicating at the right time, not just in real time. Geolocated images reveal a place's visual identity
By Brady ForrestMarch 15, 2011 Cartagr.am uses Instagram's new API to create maps out of geolocated images. The resulting visualizations reveal a location's different sides. Are we too reliant on GPS? March 14, 2011 A number of mistaken and intentional misuses of GPS technology have raised concerns among researches and government agencies. Location data could let retailers entice customers in new ways March 8, 2011 As more retailers dive into the app market, maximizing the use of location-based data could maximize sales potential as well. Here's a look at some of the current and theoretical applications. Privacy law needs a reboot February 28, 2011 Electronic privacy protections worked great when mobile was a novelty and location services were confined to paper maps. But now, the ACLU's Nicole Ozer says companies and consumers need to pay heed to privacy concerns while we wait for the law to catch up. ePayments Week: How big a bite will Apple take? February 3, 2011 In the latest ePayments Week: With contactless payments coming to an iPhone near you, analysts wonder whether Apple will share its 160 million iTunes customers. The "dying craft" of data on discsBy David SimsJanuary 27, 2011 Urban Mapping CEO Ian White discusses the changing way that data is being sold, and the move to providing data as a service. New geolocation app connects citizen first responders to heart attack victims
By Alex HowardJanuary 25, 2011 A new iPhone app will dispatch trained citizens to help others in cardiac arrest. The app is the latest evolution of the role of citizens as sensors, where resources and information are connected to those who need it most in the moment. Healthier living through mobile location data January 25, 2011 RunKeeper CEO Jason Jacobs discusses the state of mobile location technology and how he sees it evolving in the near future (hint: we may be on the verge of "thoughtful" services). Open question: How much location information are you willing to share?
By Mac SlocumNovember 9, 2010 A recent back-channel conversation here at O'Reilly focused on the overlap between location, data, and privacy. It was an interesting and bewildering discussion that's worth opening up publicly. So that's what we're going to do. Welcome Laurel Ruma to Where 2.0
By Brady ForrestOctober 21, 2010 Laurel Ruma and Brady Forest will co-chair Where 2.0 2011, running April 19-21, 2011 in Santa Clara, Calif. Four short links: 23 September 2010
By Nat TorkingtonSeptember 23, 2010 Universal Location Service -- API access to location information from mobiles on Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T. "Universe" here is defined, naturally, to be "United States of America". The Bubble Cursor in Javascript -- Javascript implementation of a circular cursor that grows and shrinks in size depending on proximity to something interesting. The Revenge of the Intuitive (Brian Eno,... The state of mapping APIs September 7, 2010 Map APIs took off in 2005, and during the ensuing years the whole notion of maps has changed. Where once they were slick add-ons, map functionality is now a necessary -- and expected -- tool. In this piece, Adam DuVander looks at the current state of mapping and he explains how mobile devices, third-party services and ease of use are shaping the map development world. Toward a local syzygy: aligning deals, check-ins and places September 2, 2010 The check-in is hardly the apogee of the local consumer experience. It works, for now, but it won't be the long-term solution for customer/business relationships and physical point of presence. So what will replace it? Here's a look at the local sector's near-term future. Four short links: 13 August 2010
By Nat TorkingtonAugust 13, 2010 The Myth of Scientific Literacy -- I'd love it if there was a simple course we could send our elected officials on which would guarantee future science policy would be reliably high quality. Being educated in science (or even "about science") isn't going to do it. It's social connections that will. We need to keep our elected officials honest,... Why check-ins and like buttons will change the local landscapeBy Tyler BellMay 12, 2010 It's time to put the bother of business listings management behind us so we can get on with what's really exciting about local: connecting consumers with businesses they love, and providing genuine value to both. Brian Aker on post-Oracle MySQL
By James TurnerApril 8, 2010 In time for next week's MySQL Conference & Expo, Brian Aker discussed a number of topics with us, including Oracle's motivations for buying Sun and the rise of NoSQL. APIs launched at Where 2.0: a pocket guideBy Tyler BellApril 2, 2010 Where 2.0 has become a launch-pad for new geo products. As a sign of the times, these announcements focus on APIs rather than the usual feature-increments or partnership propaganda (we geo folk always prefer the Walk over the Talk). Here's a handy reference list in no particular order: Placecast Match API The free service "simplifies the process of de-duplicating and... Location in the Cloud (Part 1)By Jon SpinneyApril 1, 2010 I’m a guest blogger this week at the 2010 Where 2.0 conference. I’ve been working with mobile location services and systems since 2000. In lieu of a heavy focus on mobile at Where 2.0 this year, Brady Forrest invited me to write a few words and offer insights into a theme around two emerging areas of mobile location data access—Wireless... The State of the Internet Operating System
By Tim O'ReillyMarch 29, 2010 Ask yourself for a moment, what is the operating system of a Google or Bing search? What is the operating system of a mobile phone call? What is the operating system of maps and directions on your phone? What is the operating system of a tweet? 1 to 50 of 235 Next Stay Connected
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