The Truth About Location-Based Social Apps and How @FriendThem Protects Your Privacy
An excerpt of some writing I did about the Friendthem app:
Now that the location-based capabilities of modern smartphones have been put to work powering digital platforms of all types — it’s no surprise that location-based social apps are popping up all over the map.
In the U.S., smartphones are in every hand. People are checking in, doing price research, writing restaurant reviews, sharing geo-tagged photos and connecting with each other in real time… all over the real world.
This powerful technology opens up new horizons of opportunity to connect and share in ways never before possible.
At the same time, it’s more important than ever to make certain that we’re putting reasonable safeguards in place to protect our privacy and personal safety.
Read how the Friendthem app opens a new era in connectivity, firmly grounded around your personal privacy preferences…and always on your own terms…at the Friendthem Blog!
Can Big Data Make Mobile Ads More Relevant?
An excerpt from my recent post on the Pomegranate Blog:
As internet browsing habits have changed over the past few years, digital advertising solutions have struggled to keep pace.
These days we all jump from home and workplace desktops, to iPhone and Android smartphones - and then into meetings with our tablet computers…the screens keep changing, but we stay the same.
This creates huge headaches for marketers, as they spend time and resources strategizing ways to attract new business using digital advertising — but keep needing to start from scratch every time their “hot lead” switches screens…
Read the rest at the Pomegranate Digital Agency Blog!
StringFly in the Philippines…
“The Lenten Procession projected sorrow, sadness and repentance. To complement the emotions, i decided to shoot from a lower perspective…”
Read the rest of my interview with StringFly photographer, Neil Norman Littaua — and see more of his photos at StringFly Live!
My interview with a StringFlyer from Orihuela, Spain
“My photos came from the general procession held in Orihuela, a city where the Easter parades are now recognised as an International Tourist Attraction. Thousands of tourists come to the city in Alicante province to watch and take part in the various events that unfold the story. Many of the sculptured figures on show date from the 17th and 18th century and a number were created by the famous Murcian sculptor, Francisco Salzillo…”
See the other photos and read my entire interview with Keith Williamson at StringFly Live.
Camera Battle - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4s
Since I happen to own both an Apple iPhone 4s and a Samsung Galaxy Nexus - I decided to put them to a real world camera test - take a photo of a Christmas tree in a dimly lit room. Two shots from each camera — one with a flash, and one with no flash.
We are looking for Southwest Florida SmartPhone users who want to share images and video taken at the SWFL places they love - OneNews - Click the image above for more info…
