Comments on: LBS delusion (again)

By: Paul Sweeney

Paul Sweeney — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:40:38 +0000

Coming to this conversation a bit late. But, here we go. Perhaps the value in LBS, will be process based, i.e. not that someone is “here” and now “here”, but “it will take you 20 minutes to get to your next meeting, you should leave now” How many times has a meeting gone on for 20 minutes too long, and your next meeting is now going to have to be 20 minutes shorter, just because the other person does not know that you are “running late”? Surely a live-API-Outlook could have an element that is dynamic. In many instances/cultures, the meeting time is more fluid anyway, why does technology not reflect this?

On another note: enjoying your “take away” at end of post style

By: james

james — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:04:34 +0000

this post rings true with me. Lotta new mobile services appearing without any clear context of use or need. While many people are giddy with the possibilities, in most cases, location is NOT a social object.

By: Martin Polley

Martin Polley — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:48:11 +0000

Interesting whether the availability of LBS will encourage people to stray from the areas that they know.

I’m sure they will for me. I work in a large city that I do not know well, but live next to a small city (which I do know well). When I need to buy something, I will typically head into the small, known city, instead of venturing into the big, less-known city.

If I had LBS, I would certainly be tempted to go to the big city instead.

By: Web Mobile - on the web on the move

Web Mobile - on the web on the move — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:44:01 +0000

Humans and LBS…

In your daily life you might know where things are and don’t need to search for them - but I see many other little problems to be solved and needs to be fulfilled:…