by Wayne Kurtzman | Jul 11, 2012 | Geolocation, LBS Location Based Service
As an Android user, I have looked longingly at the Apple commercials featuring Siri. With big puppy-dog eyes, I have been waiting for the day I could speak to my phone and it would respond. Nice to meet you, Robin. This past weekend, the eternal optimist in me tried...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Mar 15, 2012 | Analytics, gamification, Geolocation, LBS Location Based Service, mcommerce, Social Media, SxSW
Roald Dahl would have loved the South by Southwest conference and festival, or simply SxSW. Borrowing from poet Arthur O’Shaughnessy, Dahl wrote that “We are the music makes, and we are the dreamers of dreams”. At “South-by” as the cool...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Mar 10, 2012 | Analytics, education, gamification, Geolocation, Marketing, Social Media, SxSW
To paraphrase the very social Kermit the Frog, It’s Not Easy Being Geek. That is unless you are among the 20,000 of the Geek Nation of the South by Southwest Conference (or SxSW) in Austin, Texas this week. We’re not just talking about people who bask in...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Nov 25, 2011 | augmented reality, Geolocation, mcommerce, NFC
Over 400 people gathered in Boston to hear about the future of NFC, or Near Field Communications from panelists from PayPal, Verizon, semiconductor company NXP and payment solutions provider Ingenico. NFC is an emerging standard that allows you to “tap” your mobile...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Mar 15, 2011 | education, Geolocation, LBS Location Based Service, SxSW
The world is a game and we’re playing whether we want to or not. Our education system, customer acquisition and even loyalty rewards all use gaming elements according to SxSW day two keynote speaker Seth Priebatsch, the “Chief Ninja” for Boston-based mobile gaming...
by Wayne Kurtzman | Mar 10, 2011 | Content, Geolocation, LBS Location Based Service, Marketing, mcommerce, SxSW
I started the day at Boston’s Logan International Airport’s Terminal C discussing the upcoming SxSW (pronounced South-by-southwest) conference with a group of people that made our @JetBlue flight worthy of the nickname “NerdBird1”. The first discussion with a number...