Fahad HJul 30, 20133 min readUp Close With Google Views, 360º Photo Spheres Plotted On Google MapsLast year, Android gained “Photo Sphere” functionality, the ability for people to take 360 degree photos. It’s very cool, something I’ve...
Fahad HJul 26, 20135 min readHow To Measure Local Area & Directory Referrals With Google AnalyticsIf you’re a small business that relies on foot traffic, referrals, and/or calls from a specific geographic area, Google Analytics has...
Fahad HJul 19, 20132 min readApple Buys Locationary To Clean Up The Location Data Messearlier by AllThingsD, Apple has acquired Toronto-based location-data management startup Locationary. Apple was seeking both the...
Fahad HJul 15, 20133 min readDoes In-Store Location Tracking Cross The “Creepy Line”?This weekend, the NY Times reported on the relatively new phenomenon of indoor location tracking. There’s an emerging ecosystem of...
Fahad HJul 10, 20131 min readGoogle Retires Latitude, Pushes Google+ Location Sharing Featuresannouncement of the new Google Maps app release today came news that Google will be retiring Latitude in all of its various forms on...
Fahad HJul 10, 20131 min readNew Google Maps App Offers More Search Functionality, Navigation Features & Dedicated Tablet DeGoogle Maps app for Android devices starting today, with iPhone and iPad versions on the way. The new app will include more search...
Fahad HJun 24, 20132 min readGoogle’s $1 Billion Waze Acquisition To See Antitrust ReviewIn addition, Waze becomes one fewer potential mapping challenger in the marketplace. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FTC “is...
Fahad HJun 21, 20132 min readGoogle Has 35 Days To Delete UK “SpyView” Data Or Face “Criminal Action”Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served notice that Google must destroy personal information obtained from its Street View...
Fahad HMay 8, 20132 min readWith New Gmail And Chrome Integrations, Is Google Trying To “Colonize” iOS Devices?When the new Gmail app for iOS was released May 6, immediately, inflammatory headlines appeared, suggesting that Google was “taking over...
Fahad HMar 15, 20133 min readSamsung Introduces Galaxy S4 With Nary A Mention Of Android Or Googleunveiled its heavily anticipated Galaxy S4 handset. The event had the hype and production values of an Apple product launch. But, what...
Fahad HMar 14, 20131 min readGoogle Breaks Up Mapping And Commerce Unit, Sends Jeff Huber To Google Xtransfer of Android to the leadership of Chrome SVP Sundar Pichai. Jeff Huber who formerly ran the combined commerce + local group is now...
Fahad HJan 23, 20132 min readMost Popular App In The US? It’s Facebook (Thanks To Apple)new numbers out today from the comScore Mobile Metrix service. ComScore says Facebook ended the year with more than 85 million unique...
Fahad HJan 11, 20132 min readGoogle Introduces Digital Couponing And Loyalty Solution “Zavers”Punchd. Some of these programs have been directed toward small businesses and some more broadly to brands and national marketers. Now...
Fahad HJan 10, 20132 min readGoogle Maps “Returns” To Windows Phones, Scoutmob Goes On A Google Field TripWe agree that it looked bad — and the conspiracy theory made for a sexy and provocative story — however it simply wasn’t accurate. Danny...
Fahad HNov 15, 20122 min readFive Things Marketers Should Know About Apple PassbookUnless you’ve been hiding under a rock during the last couple months, you know that Apple announced the new iPhone 5 back on September...
Fahad HSep 27, 20122 min readGoogle Introduces “Local Discovery” App: Field TripNiantic Labs project, headed by former Google Local/Maps chieftain John Hanke, has just released its first mobile app: Field Trip....
Fahad HSep 19, 20123 min readYouTube Is Top Free App In iTunes Charts; Google Maps To Be Next?YouTube Loses Default Status It may sound odd to some that YouTube is new to Apple’s iOS devices as an app, but that’s because it hasn’t...
Fahad HSep 15, 20125 min readAcer, Skyhook And Google’s Android Self-InterestGoogle: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset Alliance What Is The One True Android & How “Open” Is It?...
Fahad HAug 29, 20121 min readNielsen: 78 Percent Of Mobile Travel Usage Is Google MapsGoogle Maps is the top mobile travel app for perhaps obvious reasons. Not surprisingly it also tops the travel category and accounts for...
Fahad HAug 23, 20122 min readThe In-Location Alliance Wants To Take LBS Targeting Insideformed to promote indoor location and mobile indoor-positioning. It’s called “The In-Location Alliance.” Its stated objective is to...
