TWiLBM #192: Jesus Jones had it right Welcome to episode #192. On the show: Factual's Trusted Data Contributor program; Target gets in the image recognition game; Applebee's hands over the keys to their Instagram account; Hillshire Brands bumps sausage revenue by 20% with beacons; Vibes gets personal with messaging; Marketron brings location-based services to broadcasters; DELI Amsterdam offers personality-based travel recommendations; First Data's new Perka loyalty program; PopJam's Instagram for kids; Guardians of the Galaxy VR premier. Our guest is Eli Portnoy of Thinknear talking about their new Location Score Tags.
TWiLBM #191: The in-experience store episode Welcome to episode #191. On the show: Bonnaroo's beacon results; Heineken's @wherenext twitter service; Clear Channel launches their "Connect" platform; Petpace tracks the health of your pet; AdNear teams up with Mindshare for location targeting in Asia; Samsung launches "CentreStage" in BestBuy; Marriott launches LocalPerks; Birchbox opens up a real-life store in SoHo; Hermes' Fox Den window display; The Sensing Umbrella. Special guest is Henry Lawson of Autograph (the company that installed beacons in every store on Regent St)
TWiLBM #190: Free our reservations! Welcome to episode #190. On the show: Google's Chromecast gets Ultrasonic; Chicago's Array of Things makes the city smarter and creepier; Telefonica deploys Brainstorm's platform to all markets; ReservationHop takes reservations hostages; Amscreen and Garmin partner at the Tour de France; Muuzii taps SMS for real-time translations; Nescafe's PopUp Cafe puts real coffee in the newspaper - including the cup; RetailNext and iZettle close financing rounds; Ubisoft shows us the map of the future; TAB unveils spot ratings for billboards thanks to Inrix. Our special guest is Gilad Amitai of Ubimo from Israel.
TWiLBM #189: Colgate kicks cavities in Myanmar Welcome to episode #188. On the show: Top news stories including Lego's Fusion, Chaotic Moon's intern tracking software, Ubisense's new MyWorld Platform, ShopperTrak lands Journeys for location analytics, Lucchese taps Experticity for employee training, JCDecaux augments cell signals at bus stops in Amsterdam, Audi lights up the World Cup, Garrett Camp hires well to build Reserve.com, HouseTab tries social and payments together and Slight is launched. Our special guest is Patrick Leddy of Pulsate.
TWiLBM #188: We don’t use steroids but we do bite Welcome to episode #188. On the show: Top news stories including Lego's Fusion, Chaotic Moon's intern tracking software, Ubisense's new MyWorld Platform, ShopperTrak lands Journeys for location analytics, Lucchese taps Experticity for employee training, JCDecaux augments cell signals at bus stops in Amsterdam, Audi lights up the World Cup, Garrett Camp hires well to build Reserve.com, HouseTab tries social and payments together and Slight is launched. Our special guest is Patrick Leddy of Pulsate.
TWiLBM #187: You give me fever…Ireland Welcome to episode #187. On the show: Top news stories featuring McDonalds Canada, Pinterest, Food Network, Lowe's, Naziha Mestaoui, Match.com, Amazon, Oman, Glympse, Kraft, Blippar and Wal-Mart. Our resource of the week is from ESRI.
TWiLBM #186: Beacons to the left of us… Welcome to episode #186. On the show: Top news stories featuring Amazon, Volkswagen, Blippar, Layar, Regent St, Autograph, Avanade, Accenture, NinthDecimal (JiWire), PicQuest, Norton Outdoor, Placed, Retail Solutions Inc and Gigwalk. Our resource of the week is from Urban Airship.
TWiLBM #185: The modern acid trip Welcome to episode #184. On the show: Top stories from around the world featuring the WWDC iOS announcements that impact mobile, MasporMas dispensing news in the bathroom, Brian Eno's new acid trip, Hoxton Analytics profiles based on the shoes you wear, Prexter's location-based app marketplace, AT&T tracks overseas customers, Floow2 uberfies farm equipment, Coca-Cola brings college students together, Yext raises $50M, Uber raises $1.2B and Verizon's Run. Our resource of the week is Thinknear's Location Score.
TWiLBM #184: Up-Chuck E. Cheese Welcome to episode #184. On the show: Top stories from around the world featuring Metaio's Thermal Touch, Michael's partnering with museums, Logic PD facial recognition, Beck's playable poster, tipping street musicians with Bitcoin, JINS health glass, Simon Armitage sucks pollutants from the air, Chuck E. Cheese's Oculus Rift enticement, Pager brings house calls back & Bubbly launches direct carrier billing.
TWiLBM #183: Stop sucking our bandwidth Netflix Welcome to episode #183. On the show: Top stories from around the world featuring Bird's Eye, Taggalo, VoucherPages, Record Run, American Troubadour, Adtile's Touch experience, wearables for dogs by Whistle, holograms winning the election in India, the blood charger poster from Brazil and free WiFi through your passport in Japan. Our resource is from Juniper on the future of contactless payments in mobile wallets and our guest is Memoir co-founder Lee Hoffman.
