Articles about Location

Foursquare — yes, that Foursquare — just raised $150M and bought a Seattle startup owned by Snap

It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But… Read More

Glympse partners with Microsoft to help track service technicians in the field

Seattle-based location technology company Glympse is announcing a new partnership to help users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service track… Read More

Google Maps finally introduces real-time location sharing, with time limits

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that lets you send your location and ETA to friends in real… Read More

Azure in the car: Microsoft and TomTom partner on location services for U.S. automakers

Microsoft has partnered with TomTom, a Dutch firm specializing in electronic navigation and mapping, to help build up location-based services… Read More

Argh, where’s the cable technician? On a map, thanks to Glympse’s new deal with Time Warner Cable

Say goodbye to the days of waiting hours around the house for the cable technician to show up at an… Read More

Area360 raises $3.5M for mobile location tech platform, relocates HQ from New Zealand to Seattle

For Chris Smith, what started as a simple trip to the zoo has turned into a fast-growing startup that just… Read More

Study: Majority of people don’t mind sharing their location with apps

Not sure about you, but I’m typically wary of letting apps on my smartphone track my location. According to a new… Read More

Nuance responds to privacy concerns over its Swype keyboard having too much location data

Nuance is responding to privacy concerns today after customers complained that its Swype keyboard application was accessing their whereabouts excessively. In one… Read More

Glympse inks deal with Gogo, allows real-time location sharing while flying

To find the location and arrival time of a family member or friend’s flight, people typically use the “Flight Status,”… Read More

A safe Halloween: Glympse unveils ‘Track n Treat’ app to help parents keep an eye on the little goblins as they roam the neighborhood

Looking to keep track of the little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, but don’t want to be a hovering parent?… Read More

Glympse partners with Evernote to help you remember those epic journeys

If you’ve just had an epic drive through the Redwood Forest or found an incredible running trail and wanted a… Read More

Reinventing the scavenger hunt: This new iPhone app brings a high-tech twist to this age-old family game

Ken Cooper loves getting his family into the great outdoors, exploring nature and visting everything that the Pacific Northwest has… Read More

Location-sharing startup Glympse looks to expand its reach with first public SDK

Seattle startup Glympse has made its mark with time-based location sharing technology, letting people share their spot on the map… Read More

GeekWire Calendar: Must-attend events and a ‘One Man Star Wars’ ticket giveaway

Looking for some great events to attend? You may have noticed our fancy schmancy new GeekWire Calendar and now we’d like to officially kick this… Read More

Weaponless defense: React Mobile app notifies contacts, keeps you safe in emergencies

A weapon, pepper spray or even your fist may not be the best way to keep you safe in times… Read More

Glympse helps Seattle geeks track each another at SXSW

The huge SXSW film, music and interactive conference officially kicks off today — and hundreds of Seattle techies have either… Read More

Meet the new Glympse, easy location sharing for groups

In what’s being described as the biggest release since its debut, Seattle startup Glympse today rolled out a fresh design… Read More

You are the machine: CyborgCamps to probe human-technology interaction

Drop the word “cyborg,” and most casual conversations will take a jarring turn toward Star Trek, Terminator, or Battlestar Galactica, where beastly human-machine… Read More

Where ‘Where are you?’ is: The future of location and discovery

“There’s a graveyard of geo experiments,” says Amber Case. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Geoloqi, a company that helps… Read More

86% of U.S. adults use phones to settle arguments, solve problems and meet friends

Here’s the situation: You’re at a restaurant and a friend asks a question about the name of actor who plays… Read More

Whitepages upgrades iPhone app: Now you’ll never forget your neighbors’ names

When I first moved into my neighborhood, I’d scribble down the names of neighbors on a scrap piece of paper… Read More

Seattle startup Placed nails down $3.4M for ‘location analytics’

Let’s face it: The startup name of Sewichi never quite rolled off the tongue. A combination of the Korean words… Read More

TeachStreet takes lesson from Startup Weekend, unveils skunk works project OnTheWay

Perhaps no Seattle startup has devoted as many hours to Startup Weekend as TeachStreet. Business development guru Joseph Sunga and… Read More

Glympse CEO on Apple’s location sharing app: We’re not worried

Bryan Trussel, the founder and CEO of Glympse, the popular mobile location tracking app, is accustomed to watching large tech… Read More

SpaceCurve lands in Seattle, raises cash to analyze data feeds

SpaceCurve founder J. Andrew Rogers has kept a pretty low profile since moving to Seattle from Silicon Valley 13 months… Read More

From outer space to the ocean floor, Geocaching.com now boasts more than 1.5 million hidden treasures

Seattle’s Groundspeak was one of the early pioneers in geocaching, a high-tech, location-based treasure hunt of sorts where people seek… Read More

WhitePages takes on Yelp with Localicious app for Android

There’s certainly no shortage of places to find information about local businesses, including Yelp, CitySearch, Patch and dozens of other… Read More

Running late for a meeting? Glympse attracts $7.5M to help mobile phone users share locations with friends

There’s no shortage of applications that help mobile phone users share their physical locations. Even so, Glympse — a Redmond… Read More

Report: Location based services market to hit $10 billion by 2016

Earlier this week, we told you about Pirq, a new Kirkland startup that uses a mobile phone user’s location to… Read More

Seattle techie goes to L.A., returns with Ashton Kutcher-backed startup Zaarly

So, this is what happens when a Seattle tech executive gets mixed up with Startup Weekend in L.A.? He returns… Read More