Over the past few months we've seen various flavors of this develop from the likes of WHERE, Poynt, Loopt, and Google. This follows the success that Foursquare had at SXSW '09, before quickly expanding to its current 7.5 million users.
Much of the speculation in the wake of the Places launch has in fact centered on whether it will be a "______ killer" (insert Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, MyTown, Yelp, etc. The monthly schedule of this column precluded a more newsy (and timely...
Challengers include WHERE, Brightkite, Loopt and MyTown. This column's biggest ongoing topic is the hotly-contested dynamics of mobile local search and geo-social apps. There's lots of excitement and investment being poured into the space, but...
Meanwhile, Loopt just launched a "loyalty card" tied to check-ins, while Yelp, WHERE, and Brightkite are dabbling in similar local offers. In "Mobile a clearly defined path to monetization. Some of the players mentioned above are exceptions with...
Loopt has also been doing it for years, while Facebook and Google loom quietly with the ability to take over the space at any moment. Realizing this, leaders in the mobile local space such as Loopt and Yelp have integrated check-ins, while others...
In addition to building and powering our own Citysearch app, we power some of the most talked about social city guide apps, like Urbanspoon, Loopt and Where, to offer users a customizable experience. Every January, journalists, bloggers and other...
Yelp, Loopt, WHERE, etc. The 3G iPhone's opening weekend saw 1 million units sold and 10,000 downloads from the new App Store. But 1 million isn't much in the mobile device world -- the iPhone represents less than 1 percent of the mobile device...
Loopt lets you find out where your friends are and what they're up to at that location. Earlier, I wrote about the estimates for location-based social networking to reach $3.3 billion in revenues by 2013.
Similarly, Loopt has established partnerships with all major US cellular carriers. Location-based social networking is projected to generate worldwide revenues of $3.3 billion by 2013, according to ABI Research.
Loopt (new social network for iPhone) But while Facebook was initally part of the effort, later they banned Google's Friend Connect from their site, citing issues with privacy and the redistribution of user data.
Closing the Loopt Location-based social network Loopt shows users where their friends are on a map, and its new native iPhone app will have the ability to send recommendations or invitations for local businesses.
Loopt launched its native iPhone social search app onstage at WWDC, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. The free application will connect users with their friends by using location technology built in to the iPhone, Like Google Maps, Loopt...
In Deal with Loopt, CBS Mobile to Sell Location-Based Ads, ClickZ News The $44 billion deal would reshape the search engine marketing arena, teaming the number two and three players into a solid number 2.
In Deal with Loopt, CBS Mobile to Sell Location-Based Ads, ClickZ News Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines...
Loopt Launches Mobile Location Based Application Platform, TechCrunch I asked around to some search marketing and social media marketing friends, and got quite a range of responses. So many, that I'll be sharing them in two parts.
Loopt Launches Mobile Location Based Application Platform, TechCrunch Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from...
