Comments on: Location buzz continues: Nokia buys Plazes, Verizon backs Loopt & NIM

By: edhardy622

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By: The German start-up scene: Copycats, but getting smarter » VentureBeat

The German start-up scene: Copycats, but getting smarter » VentureBeat — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:46:45 +0000

[...] all within two years. Deals like this that have generated enthusiasm among entrepreneurs. StudiVZ, Gate5, and a handful of other deals — including Bol, and Parship, both which sold for undisclosed [...]

By: Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments

Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:18:44 +0000

Voda and Nokia compete on mobile social phonebook…

I see a very interesting competition developing between Nokia and Vodafone. All signs indicate that they are in a race to present the first social phonebook on cell phones which makes use of GPS. The two contenders are their recently bought subsidari…..

By: Loopt launches its iPhone app with a surprise partner: Yelp » VentureBeat

Loopt launches its iPhone app with a surprise partner: Yelp » VentureBeat — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:12:23 +0000

[...] Loopt also recently announced a partnership with the mobile carrier Sprint. Verizon Wireless has backed it as well. [...]

By: Google locks up its map maker, Tele Atlas, for Android » VentureBeat

Google locks up its map maker, Tele Atlas, for Android » VentureBeat — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:32:23 +0000

[...] next week) gaining GPS capabilities and some big, recent Nokia purchases (U.S. map-maker Navtaq and location-based social network, Plazes), it’s clear Google’s soon-to-be rivals in the mobile space have location on the brain. [...]

By: Web 2.0 Ireland » Blog Archive » Web2Ireland - what’s going on - week ending June 27th, 2008

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:21:07 +0000

[...] mobile social service – Locle – especially given latest m&a activity @ plazes and zyb. Rumour has it that a well know telecoms disruptor is an [...]

By: Thousand Tiny Tigers » Blog Archive » Nokia buys Symbian, opens it for war with Google Android

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:36:17 +0000

[...] even a day after the buzz-worthy purchase of the location-based mobile social network, Plazes, Nokia has made a much larger move. One that will continue to evolve the mobile landscape: It has [...]

By: Thousand Tiny Tigers » Blog Archive » Nokia buys Symbian, opens it for war with Google Android

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:36:17 +0000

By: Super-secret Plinky makes its first big hire » VentureBeat

Super-secret Plinky makes its first big hire » VentureBeat — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:44:06 +0000

[...] There he just finished leading the MySpace redesign project and before that he helped build Plazes. Plazes was acquired by Nokia in a high-profile deal a few days [...]

By: A mini primer on Location Based Services and its state in India | StartupDunia focuses on Indian startups, Web 2.0, Indian Internet industry and entrepreneurship in India

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:30:02 +0000

[...] you still need convincing, consider the recent acquisition of Plazes by Nokia. Or Verizon’s investment in Loopt. Or that Steve Jobs demo’d the Loopt app for the iPhone during his keynote earlier [...]

By: Nokia to open and later open source Symbian | blog.wohlrapp.com

Nokia to open and later open source Symbian | blog.wohlrapp.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:45:05 +0000

[...] recently also acquired Plazes, a Berlin based location based social network platform operator. Tags: business model, [...]

By: Nokia buys Symbian, opens it for war with Google Android | Silk Road To Dragon China

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:08:02 +0000

By: Nokia buys Symbian, opens it for war with Google Android » VentureBeat

Nokia buys Symbian, opens it for war with Google Android » VentureBeat — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:15:54 +0000

By: Elibom

Elibom — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:15:57 +0000

Is there any relationship between the new iphone debut and this? Strang enough, suddenly mobile LBS starts flying.

btw, share a mobile lbs tutorial here too.
http://to.swang.googlepages.com/lbs