Category Archives: Location-Based Social Networks / Services

Life in The OOC, Coming to Life – Part 2

(For Part 1 of this post – on how Gap used foursquare in their interactive banner ads – click here.) While the aforementioned Gap partnership is a smart move by foursquare, it’s small potatoes compared to what they’re currently testing … Continue reading

Life in The OOC, Coming to Life – Part 1

As we called out in our “Life in the OOC” trend for 2011, we’ve reached a point where trying to distinguish between the “offline world” and the “online world” is increasingly counterproductive. Consumers (and not just the cutting-edge ones) are … 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

“Like” On Location

In the six months since we first covered Facebook’s social plugins and instant personalization features, over two million sites have implemented these services. It’s safe to say that Facebook’s little experiment is going well. But while the Like button has … Continue reading

Invisible Pop-Ups & Augmented Windows

It’s been a while since we checked in on augmented reality, the technology which overlays virtual items on views of the real world. What started as a gimmicky look into the future has developed into an increasingly practical tool for … 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

POTTY POSTING – Has Stickybits Discovered Mobile’s Missing Link?

What better way to brighten up a gloomy Monday than with a brand new Potty Posting? Look, I think I see the sun peeking out already! In this Posting, we take a sneak peek at what Stickybits is about to … Continue reading

Reading is Fundamental(ly Changing)

We’ve had plenty to say about the future of print publications here on the Awesome Blog. Naturally, our discussion focused on mass media like magazines and newspapers, since that’s traditionally where marketers have fit into the mix. But, in case … Continue reading

Keep On (Food) Truckin’

If you’ve been paying any attention at all to recent food trends, you’ll know that the only thing hotter than packing things between pieces of fried chicken is serving high-end street food from mobile trucks. Adventurous chefs like the folks … Continue reading

Having Some Fun with Location

After making it through a couple of heavy discussions about location-based services (covering foursquare and everybody else), you deserve some more lighthearted location fare. Would a handful of location-based music videos do the trick? Of course they would. Since television’s … Continue reading