Posts Tagged ‘location-based’

Posted on June 21, 2011 - by Wayne Sutton

foursquare check-ins with 10,000,000 members – animated infographic

foursquare.

Posted on November 19, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

TriOut version 2.0.2 with more awesome. Now supports Facebook Places Check-Ins

Guest Post by Lawrence Ingraham @lawpower, cofounder and lead developer of TriOut

The latest update to the TriOut iPhone app hit the App Store today. Version 2.0.2 brings some great performance enhancements and increased stability. I think we’ve fixed the Photo Upload bug once and for all.

Most importantly, we’ve integrated the new Facebook check in system within TriOut. In order to take advantage of this, you’ll need to re-authenticate Facebook in the app to approve check in access. Just tap on Settings >> Facebook to approve. Then the next time you check in, select Facebook from the menu of services and we’ll check you in on Facebook. It couldn’t be easier.

We’ve also added a new Help menu to get new users familiar with the app. The help menu shows the first time you launch the app and is always available in the settings menu. We hope this clears up any confusion users have had trying to check in.

Your feedback is extremely important to us. We beta tested TriOut v2 for 4 months prior to release but are still finding bugs and tweaks to make it better. If you find a crash, a bug, or something you just can’t figure out, please let us know either by email or through our feedback. We want to make TriOut your go-to app for connecting with your friends, tell us how to make it better.

Posted on September 21, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

5 Ways Developers and Partners are using the new TriOut API

Before check.in was release TriOut founder Lawrence Ingraham and I new at some point TriOut would need an API. What we didn’t know is how soon it would be created after the initial launch in February 2010. Then we saw the first beta release of check.in announced and I contacted my friends at Brightkite to see if they were interested in including TriOut for the second beta version and the response was yes. Some may have wondered why include a hyper-local location-based platform in a national check-in web app where the goal is to help solve check-in fatigue but the answer is simple. Why not? One being North Carolina users have check-in fatigue too and it was just the push TriOut needed to go ahead and develop an API (http://api.trioutnc.com). After the go ahead yes, Lawrence developed the TriOut API and announced it along with the release of the TriOut Andriod/iPhone HTML5 web check-in application (http://mobile.trioutnc.com) in June.

Since the launch of the API some developers/partners/friends have made a few web and mobile applications using the TriOut API. Here are a few.

1. Google Chrome TriOut Check-in Extension [download link]

Beta on http://github.com/hyperlink/triout
Develiped by Xiaoxin @hyperlink

2. FT TriOut NC – WordPress Plugin

Developed by Glenn Ansley of Full Throttled Development

3. SPARKcon iPhone & Android native apps

iPhone app made by Sal Conigliaro of Acme, Inc

Android app made by Media Box Studios

4. Custom TriOut Widgets http://trioutnc.com/u/widgets.php

Developed by TriOut

5. Check.In made by Brightkite

Speaking of the TriOut API, we’re using it to develop the next version of our iPhone app along with an upgrade to our web app. Yes, we’re working on an Andriod app built off of the API too but if you’re an Android developer and want to get a head start let us know. A big thanks to everyone creating apps using the TriOut API.

Posted on August 22, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

9 location-based infographics showing how and why the mobile world is checking in

Two of the most blogged about topics right now are location-based services and infographics. Location-based services user numbers are growing, along with the amount of new geo / location startups launching what seems like every week. Many are questioning the value of location-based services even with the recent announcement of Facebook Places. Regardless location-based services are here to stay and being implemented in brand strategies, mobile marketing campaigns and more. If you’re scratching your head around the check-in phenomenon and the mobile industry take a look at these 9 location-based infographics showing how and why the mobile world is checking in.

The History of Location Technology


Via: Mashable

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Location

Via: Gigaom

Infographic matrix: Foursquare vs Facebook vs Gowalla vs Yelp vs BrightKite vs. Where.com vs Booyah vs. Loopt comparison guide

Via: Mark Fidelman

the Geosocial Universe

Via: Jess3

a&g’s Location-Based Services Cheat Sheet

Via: @schneidermike

How Check-Ins Work in Location-Based Apps

Via: Wayne Sutton

GeoLocal: The Rise of Consumer Location-based Services

Via: Gigaom

The Rise of Mobile Games

Via: jackpotcity

Mobile Advertising and the Rise of Coupons

Infographic By Promotional Codes

What are your thoughts on the mobile location-based industry?

Posted on August 7, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

This Week In Location: 31 Location-based articles you may have missed to stay current in the location space

Another week of location-based news from the past seven days. It may not have been as exciting as last week but with rumors of @Google buying @Gowalla and both Gowalla and @FourSquare updating their profile pages there still was a lot of location-based post and announcements published. For instance TriOut founder @lawpower showed a screenshot of the next version of the @TriOut iPhone app and we also saw two location-based infogrpahics published. Another location-based app/platform announced called @Shopkick. and here on SocialWayne.com I published a few articles on QR codes and privacy.  Here’s the round-up, 31 Location-based articles you may have missed to stay current in the location space

1. CHECK-IN WITH SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
2. TriOut v2 Dev Journal: New User Interface
3. Google Upgrades Google Places Monthly Performance Update
4. I’m quitting Foursquare and Gowalla
5. Stealth-Mode Startup “CheckPoints” Aims To Revolutionize Mobile Advertising With Retail Check-In App
6. a&g’s Location-Based Services Cheat Sheet
7. Shopkick Debuts Genius Retail Check-In Solution, Teams With Best Buy
8. Google Now Calling to Confirm Google Places Community Edits & Verification Issues
9. JiWire Expands Location-Based Media Channel by Partnering With Borders
10. How Check-Ins Work in Location-Based Apps Infographic
11. Settings update: Name your hometown!
12. Revolutionary App Skout.com Becomes the First Location Based Dating Service For The Android
13. Booyah MyTown Goes International Following Funding, Now Supports Global Check-Ins
14. Gowalla Goes to the Polls!
15. Score Loyalty Points for Walking in a Store
16. PlaceTrack: Background Updater For Google Latitude
17. Location Based Services: So Shiny and New, But How Does Your Organization Use It?
18. Gowalla Getting Pretty Custom Passports, Hints At Other Personalization Features
19. Video: To Check-In or Not To Check-In?
20. How TriOut handles privacy and what you need to know about check-ins
21. Maximizing Foursquare Points and Badges: Game the Rules to Rule the Game
22. Foursquare Cleans Up Profile Pages, Hints At Key New Metrics?
23. How To Use The Foursquare Dashboard
24. Gowalla Officially Released Write API, the Right Way
25. 23 location-based terms every marketing agency and business should know
26. Google Latitude Enters Apple Apps Store through Device Locator
27. Tagwhat, You’re It! Augmented Reality Is Future Of Location-Based Social Networks
28. MisoTrendy Helps Find Hot Spots With Foursquare
29. Check-In On Foursquare Without Taking Your Phone Out Of Your Pocket
30. LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH T3 COLORED GLASSES
31. Location-Based Web Services Will Devastate Local Media Scene