4. Before we talk about mobile, we should mention use of social networking has been growing exponentially over the past few years Photo credit sakshi_sharma via flickr
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If you’ve attended my sessions before, you know all about Facebook and Twitter.
Amazing growth and predicted to just keep on growing!
The early part of this presentation is a bit chart/stat heavy. It’ll get better!
Mobile social networking means accessing and utilizing social networks via your mobile phone
So now we have covered the growth of mobile social networking, now let’s move on to Geo…
Yelp You look on the phone, it recognizes your location, shows you some type of relevant information about stuff nearby. Utilizes phones GPS.
‘ Users connect with their existing friends and also meet new people based on the places that they go. They can post notes and photos to that location and other users can comment on these posts. Users control the privacy of their updates and can choose to share them with their Twitter and Facebook accounts.’
Users connect with friends and update their location. Points are awarded for "checking in" at venues. Users also earn badges by checking in at locations with certain tags or for check-in frequency If a user has checked-in to a venue more than anyone else, on separate days, they will be crowned "Mayor" of that venue, until someone else earns the title by checking in more times than the previous mayor. Users can create a "To Do" list for their private use and add "Tips" to venues that other users can read, which serve as suggestions for great things to do, see or eat at the location (source Wikipedia)
Users 'check-in' at Spots in their local vicinity, either through a dedicated mobile application or through the mobile website. As a reward users will sometimes receive items from check-ins. Items have developed to become a promotional tool for the game's partners. Trips can be made by any user, link up to 20 related spots, falling into categories such as Nature Hikes or Pub Crawls. Spots and Trips can be featured by Gowalla, and with this comes a special status and icon, along with being highlighted on the website. Featured spots tend to be local landmarks such as Buckingham Palace in London, whilst featured Trips are chosen for being 'unique and exciting'. Upon checking-in, users may receive items as a bonus and these can be swapped or dropped at Spots. Users become Founders of a spot by dropping an item there. Items form a key feature within the game and each user has a vault into which they can place items they want to keep for ever. Special items have been created for specific events of importance such as the 2010 Winter Olympics, and also as promotional items linked to real-world prizes Source: Wikipedia
“ Harvard is more than classrooms and buildings. It’s an interconnected community of people, ideas, and experiences, and we are actively pursuing ways to enhance those connections. Foursquare allows our community to engage with friends, professors, and colleagues in new ways. We also hope visitors and neighbors will benefit from the platform as it grows through use.” “ Bravo fans do more than sit on their couches and watch Housewives yell at each other all day (shocking, right?). They eat where Top Chefs eat (and cook), they shop where the Housewives shop, they drink, er, responsibly (and most likely with Andy Cohen), and they foursquare!” “ Metro is all about your city, and now you can use Foursquare to explore and find tips and places that Metro recommends. Follow Metro on Foursquare to become eligible to unlock the Metro badge!” “ ZAGAT + Foursquare = Foodie Love. We're excited to bring the enthusiastic Foursquare community together with ZAGAT's dining expertise. Now Foursquare users can benefit from official ZAGAT tips, show they love food by unlocking the new foodie badge and have opportunities to be featured on ZAGAT.com with our new "Meet The Mayor" series.” “ Foursquare users can tap into the Times on Foursquare for recommendations on restaurants, attractions, shopping and nightlife — as reported by the Times’ travel and entertainment writers — in Vancouver, Whistler, and Squamish. And it wouldn’t be Foursquare without a badge to boot, so Foursquarers in those areas should keep their eyes peeled for suggested venues should they want to earn The New York Times Olympic badge. The New York Times should be commended for its avant-garde approach to serving up relevant and contextual editorial content to Olympic Games attendees, though the idea is one we’re starting to see quite frequently now courtesy of Foursquare.” “ In time for New York Fashion Week, Foursquare and Lucky Magazine are partnering to allow Foursquare users who are attending the event (show-goers, party-goers, designers, etc) with tips for the best places for a cocktail, WiFi, coffee, etc, near all show locations. So if you check into a show location on Foursquare, Lucky will give people tips on where to go near these big venues in-between shows. Each location will be hand-picked and recommended by Lucky editors.” “ 77 unique neighborhoods, 552 parks, and 7,300 restaurants all add up to countless Chicago check-ins on Foursquare! ExploreChicago.org, the Official Tourism Website of the City of Chicago, invites you to explore our diverse neighborhoods as you earn one of three Chicago-themed Foursquare badges.”
The Wall Street Journal illustrated during the Times Square bomb scare how instant notifications to people’s phones via Foursquare can be an effective way to deliver breaking news. Simply “shout” while checking into a location, and your followers will receive your memo, almost like an SMS. Mashable.com article: http://mashable.com/2010/05/14/journalists-foursquare/
Respondents said they use these services most frequently to “locate nearby points of interest, shops or services.” Consumers are interested in allowing their phone to automatically share their location in exchange for perks, such as free use of mobile applications and mobile coupons.
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