Oct. 15, 2012 Teens call them ‘trackers,’ parents call them ‘tools,’ and the telecom industry refers to GPS and LBS (location based services) as sheer “growth” in a mobile market that’s booming with map-based apps that pinpoint the whereabouts of users. We need to uncork this whopper of a conversation beyond the micro (oooh, handy! or ewww creepy!) and into macro … [Read more...]
August 19, 2010 Today is World Humanitarian Day and I definitely needed this inspiring humanitarian video to gain some perspective on humanity. (fab 4 mins after the jump, and a how-to disable vid on Facebook Places too!) I don't know why anyone would give a flying fig about my whereabouts, but I DO know I've had my own personal safety blogger moments and am frankly … [Read more...]
May 22, 2009 Aside from another botched spelling test via corporate branding with the clever name in "Pursuit of Happyness" style, I'd like to hear pros and cons from mobile maniacs, please... Mobile Youth.org? Teen tribes? Safety pros? There's a new phone app to share a ‘Glympse’ of your location for a jiff in real time without any ties, tethers and trackability of other … [Read more...]
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