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Category Archives: Travel
SXSWrapup (Part 2): The (Sort-Of) Killer App
In Part 1 of our SXSWrapup, we noted that despite the annual hype-fest and prognostications for every SXSW, there really wasn’t “a killer app” coming out of this year’s conference. To give that statement some context, think about the two … Continue reading
SXSWarmup
[UPDATE: For more information on the foursquare / American Express partnership mentioned at the bottom of this post, click here.] SXSW Interactive starts tomorrow, which means the battle for blogosphere buzz will be starting shortly… ah, hell, it’s already been … Continue reading
Cruising for Your Health
All of our conversations about Primitive Simplicity essentially come back to a single sentiment: the growing suspicion that our fancy-pants societal progress generates its fair share of unintended, negative consequences. As such, more consumers are starting to believe that the … Continue reading
Be a Multilingual Tiger in Bed
Now there’s a headline that’ll get your attention! But, take it easy – the only naughtiness happening here is allowing so much time to elapse since our last augmented reality roundup! In the meantime, we’ve seen a ton of fantastic … Continue reading
Dunk Data and Hoops Hype
There’s plenty of budding excitement about this weekend’s NBA Slam Dunk contest, thanks to a crop of extremely athletic youngsters who may or may not be mutants from another planet. But, while the league is building up hype about these … Continue reading
Tools for Celebrity Stalkers and Life Savers
Since our Find Your Place trend depends on real-time location data, many of our conversations have featured services and devices that broadcast this information, ranging from check-in apps to RFID-tagged items. Still, there are times when location data needs a … Continue reading
Can We Find A Place for Check-Ins? (And Should We?)
The check-in is dead. Long live the check-in. Is it a little bold to equate the check-in with being the “king” of emerging marketing trends? Perhaps. But now that the tweet has gained a (perhaps reluctant) legitimacy, that leaves the … Continue reading
Food-Less Food Trucks
We all know that tweeting food trucks are the hottest thing to hit the streets since rollerblades (wait, when did those stop being cool?), since they provide restaurants with a fantastic opportunity to offer limited-quantity, location-specific, and exclusive eats directly … Continue reading
A Little Teamwork, A Lot of Savings
There are plenty of marketing lessons to be learned from the explosive success of Groupon. The fact that a Groupon only kicks in after a certain number of buyers commit definitely creates a bit of urgency, but also highlights the … Continue reading
Check Out Who’s Checked-In
In the Year of Location, things sure do change quickly. So, we’re not all that surprised to see a lot of noteworthy foursquare campaigns coming out since our last update. And why not start with the biggest, brightest, and presumably … Continue reading