Justin Davey
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WebNotes launches online annotation service amid heavy competition
Yet another web annotation service is launching today. WebNotes is releasing virtual highlighting and sticky-note tools designed to help people track and annotate online content. The tools let users highlight text on, or stick notes to, web pages. They also let users organize their annotations into files and share those files with others via email or PDF.
But the Cambridge, Mass. company is entering a crowded playing field, and not a particularly healthy one at that…. Continue Reading
Five location-based services to watch in 2009
It’s been a big year for location-based applications and services. The release of Apple’s 3G iPhone and Apps Store has given millions of consumers their first access to LBS products. And the movement is being further pushed along by T-Mobile’s G1 and other touchscreen smart phones that use the LBS-enabling Android operating system.
Next year, look for established players to continue developing their revenue models, while more competitors start up, drawn to the new opportunities. Here’s… Continue Reading
Eventful launches strategic partnership with Billboard.com
San Diego-based Eventful has partnered with Billboard to bring two new music charts to the music publication’s online property.
Eventful, which lets user discover, share, and request events specific to their location, will add the ‘Eventful Hottest Demand‘ and ‘Eventful Weekly Most In Demand’ to Billboard.com’s famed Top 100 lists. The Hottest Demand list is based on Eventful’s Demand service, which lets user’s vote on which performer’s they’d like to play in their locations. The Weekly… Continue Reading
LBS company Skyhook getting web partner, ad platform
Location-based technologies have grown tremendously this year, mainly due to their integration into Apple’s 3G iPhone. Expect this trend to accelerate. For example, Skyhook Wireless, a company that provides so-called LBS technology to partners, will soon be assisting a major web platform in incorporating location-aware features. Skyhook will also be debuting a location-based advertising platform next year, that will allow third parties to utilize the company’s positioning technology and deliver highly-targeted, location-specific ads.
Skyhook’s XPS hybrid… Continue Reading