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Magnify owes someone a dollar

February 5, 2010 in Events, Video by Peter Verkooijen

Things got a little testy in the Q&A of Steve Rosenbaum’s CEO Showcase of Magnify.net at this week’s OnMedia conference.

‘New York offers a great physical interface’

January 29, 2010 in 2D Barcodes, Augmented reality, Hyperlocal by Peter Verkooijen

Carlos J. Gómez de Llarena has brought the architectural perspective to geoweb with projects like Fulton Fence. ‘The focus is still on the screen,’ he says. ‘What we are forgetting is the spatial experience.’ More on his current projects Urballoon and MetropoliPhone next week in part 2.

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NYC Way likely BigApps winner

January 8, 2010 in Events, Hyperlocal, iPhone by Peter Verkooijen

New Jersey-based development team Onederr took the no-nonsense approach to the data sets New York City provided for the BigApps Competition. NYC Way is the most comprehensive app in the competition and a clear popular favorite.

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Last month to enter Hive Awards

January 5, 2010 in Events, Profiles, Vlog by Peter Verkooijen

Executive director Alan Wolk explains at the Web 2.0 Expo in November what the Hive Awards are all about. The entry deadline is January 31.

KeyWifi soft launch next Tuesday

December 11, 2009 in Profiles, Vlog by Peter Verkooijen

Adam Black will introduce his wifi sharing service KeyWifi next Tuesday at Web2NewYork. Others have tried similar services years ago, but Black contends the time is now right: ‘Dot-socialism is the best way of making money in the future.’