bus stops
Google adds real-time service alerts for the London Underground to Google Maps
thenextweb.com
Continuing to update its Maps service ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, Google has today rolled out real-time service alerts for the London Underground, keeping commuters and travellers notified of any potential disruptions to their journeys. Providing service alerts via the UK Google Maps website and on Android devices, Google...
Etail Innovations Blur Line Between Physical, Online Shopping
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The barrier between consumer and product is growing ever smaller, as retail stores both physical and online extend their sales into realms beyond their original spheres of influence. UK grocer Tesco's interactive virtual grocery stores in London's Gatwick airport is only the latest example. The Gatwick stores follow on the...
Meticulous map shows every London bus journey
www.guardian.co.uk
Mapping experts from University College London have visualised every one of the 114,000 bus journeys that take place in London every dayCartography experts Joan Serras and James Cheshire, both of University College London's Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) have mapped every one of London's 114,000 daily bus journeys.The map,...
Gap Campaign Rethinks Old-School Bus Station Ads
techcrunch.com
It’s not just startups that are trying to push what’s possible with mobile advertising — the Gap recently completed an ad campaign combining traditional transit ads with geo-fencing technology. Here’s how the campaign worked: The Gap worked with out-of-home ad company Titan to place ads at bus stops and other...
The dark side of QR codes
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Quick response codes are everywhere -- magazines, take-out menus, and the sides of bus stops. But this marketing tool could be just the opportunity hackers are looking for. [Read more]...
The Future of Advertising (Will Be Squirted Into Your Nostrils as You Sit on a Bus)
www.theatlantic.com
Dunkin' Donuts' scentastic "Flavor Radio" brings ad targeting to the human senses. The future of advertising stinks. Or, depending on your perspective, the future of advertising smells like delicious, delicious coffee. Earlier this year, in Seoul, Korea, Dunkin' Donuts experimented with a fragrant ad campaign. Engineers employed by the shop's marketing agency,...
Genome Sequencing Lab Coming to Times Square Tomorrow In the Form of a 1976 Tour Bus
www.betabeat.com
Some scientist's idea of steampunk. Why would you retrofit a 1976 tour bus with cutting-edge gene sequencing technology? More like, why wouldn't you. New York City residents can see this back-to-the-future experiment in person for the first time tomorrow when Life Technologies' "Ion Bus" stops by Times Square on Broadway between 46th and...
The More I Use Apple's New Maps App, The More I Think It's Going To Stink (AAPL)
www.businessinsider.com
I've been testing the beta version of Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS 6, all week. One of the features I've been testing the most is Apple's new Maps app. That's because Apple decided to ditch Google Maps and go with a bunch of other companies like Tom Tom and...
Open-data Cities Conference: discussing the data that can build a better society
www.guardian.co.uk
The UKs first Open-data Cities Conference will take place at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on Friday, April 20. Greg Hadfield, a former journalist and internet entrepreneur, explains what to expectWhat do most people think of when they hear the word "data"? Everybody knows what it means, I guess: "Facts and...
Using the HTML5 Geolocation API
www.sitepoint.com
Knowing the location of your users can help boost the quality of your website and the speed of your service.In the past, users had to actively input their location and submit it to a site, either by typing it, using a long drop-down list, or clicking a map. Now, with...
Blatant Misspellings on Bus Stops Across Town
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When Will Your Bus Arrive?
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When Will Your Bus Arrive? is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS FeedDuring our open mic session at Gnomedex last August, Bill Corrigan came on stage to talk about OneBusAway. This website was built by some students at...
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