Wednesday, June 18, 2008
5:15 - 7:30 pm
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About This Event
Location-based services are not just for driving directions anymore. The Web is now richly linked to locations in the real world and visualized on maps. This creates whole new dimensions to navigating the Web and a new class of Web-based services. Links from Web pages appear on maps which show proximity to other pages that can be clicked on. Other Web 2.0 aspects such as social networks can also be viewed through the lens of location.
Location-based services are at an inflection point:
Global Positioning Systems are proliferating and gaining new exciting features
Flickr users are geotagging their pictures
Nikon, Sony, and Nokia are building geotagging into cameras
Google Map mashups (and the like) are creating a plethora of new services
New businesses are forming to take advantage of this dynamic Web of Location. Established businesses must understand the potential of this growth sector. Financial players, such as venture capitalists and investment bankers, need to know the very latest on this growth sector to stay ahead of the game.
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DATE:
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
TIME:
5:15pm - 6:00pm: Registration and Networking
6:00pm - 7:30pm: Symposium and Panel Discussion
PLACE:
Goodwin Procter LLP - DIRECTIONS
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-1405
REGISTRATION:
Free to members of MIT Enterprise Forum
$50 non-members, $10 extra at door
All members and guests are welcome
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DATE:
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
TIME:
5:15pm - 6:00pm: Registration and Networking
6:00pm - 7:30pm: Symposium and Panel Discussion
PLACE:
Goodwin Procter LLP - DIRECTIONS
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-1405
REGISTRATION:
Free to members of MIT Enterprise Forum
$50 non-members, $10 extra at door
All members and guests are welcome
Panelists include:
Dinesh Moorjani
VP, IAC Search and Media, Mobile
http://www.iac.com
IAC Search & Media delivers world-class information retrieval products through a diverse portfolio of Web sites, portals and downloadable applications.
Brad W. Blumberg
CEO, Smarter Agent
http://www.smarteragent.com
Smarter AgentŪ combines mobile location technology, such as GPS, with information about real estate, neighborhoods and interesting places around you.
Andrew Weinreich
CEO, MeetMoi
http://www.meetmoi.com
MeetMoi is a safe and easy dating service for meeting people near you. Set up your phone, add a picture, and you're ready to go.
Dan Gilmartin
VP of Marketing, uLocate
http://www.uLocate.com
uLocate Communications develops location based applications for strategic partners and markets and operates WHERETM and Buddy BeaconTM.
