Episode 47
recorded October 16, 2011
Welcome to This Week in Location Based Marketing where we rehash the news that matters in the location based marketing world.
Hosts: Rob Woodbridge & Asif Khan
This week:
Show highlights:
1. Lamar launches location-based travel app (RoadNinja)
2. Foursquare adds iOS5 functionality
3. FCC requires GPS in all phones by 2018
4. WalMart announces the Facebook app MyLocalWalMart
Funding News
1. Hootsuite buys Geotoko (see my interview with Geotoko here)
2. LocalResponse closes $5M
3. MovableInk nets $1M
Tool of the Week
Shaker
Resource of the Week
Public Not Ready To Whip Out Mobile Wallets
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