Tag Archives: foursquare

20
Mar 10

Deliberately (and Unexpectedly) Tracking My Journey

Posted on 20th March 2010 by Gary

I’ve been tracking my journey and in doing so inadvertently uncovered a sea change in the way in which we view the whole thorny issue of location tracking. Yesterday, Ed Parsons and I drove from London to Nottingham and back … Continue reading →

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20
Feb 10

Deliciousness: ringing phones, suicide linux, Flickr plugins, editing, zoomable maps and upsidedownness

Posted on 20th February 2010 by Gary

Today’s social bookmarking deliciousness, from down the back of the internet. Got a colleague who keeps wandering away from their desk and leaving their mobile phone behind, which then keeps on ringing? Maybe they need one of these signs left … Continue reading →

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12
Feb 10

Location is a Key Context, But Most People Don’t Know This

Posted on 12th February 2010 by Gary

Like a lot of people, I get most of the information I use, both personally and professionally, from the web; from RSS feeds, from keyword search alerts and from Twitter. The genesis of my recent Theory of Stuff slowly accumulated out of … Continue reading →

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09
Feb 10

The Location Battle Between You and Your Phone

Posted on 9th February 2010 by Gary

Whenever I talk about the privacy implications inherent in sharing your location with an app or service, I keep coming back to the idea that it’s essential to be your own source of truth for your location. This is a slightly verbose … Continue reading →

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