WHERE http://www.where.com/site Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:33:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Can I block certain advertisements from being displayed? http://www.where.com/site/can-i-block-certain-advertisements-from-being-displayed/ http://www.where.com/site/can-i-block-certain-advertisements-from-being-displayed/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:33:22 +0000 George - Marketing http://www.where.com/site/?p=5445 Yes, you can.

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]]> http://www.where.com/site/does-a-location-parameter-always-need-to-be-passed-in-the-ad-request/feed/ 0 What can I do if WHERE stops working or fails to load after an update? http://www.where.com/site/what-can-i-do-if-where-stops-working-or-fails-to-load-after-an-update/ http://www.where.com/site/what-can-i-do-if-where-stops-working-or-fails-to-load-after-an-update/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:03:35 +0000 Nicole http://www.where.com/site/?p=5242 If WHERE doesn’t seem to be working correctly after an update please make sure that all your permissions are set correctly. On your BlackBerry, go to “Options” -> “Advanced Options” -> “Applications.” Scroll through the list and select the Where application. Choose “Edit Permissions” and make sure they are set to “Allow.”

]]> http://www.where.com/site/what-can-i-do-if-where-stops-working-or-fails-to-load-after-an-update/feed/ 0 Does WHERE Ads serve ads outside of the United States? http://www.where.com/site/how-do-i-create-a-faq-page/ http://www.where.com/site/how-do-i-create-a-faq-page/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:17:41 +0000 George - Marketing http://www.where.com/site/?p=5233 Unfortunately we do not at this time, though we are working hard to expand our advertising network.

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Inc. Magazine

Nadine Heintz

July 12, 2010 – Using this mobile app, travelers can search for local restaurants, news, weather, traffic, movie showtimes, as well as coupons and the cheapest gas prices. WHERE offers restaurant reviews as well as easy-to-use maps and directions. It also lets you search for suggestions on your desktop before your trip, then save them to a Placebook to access them on your phone. The app is available for iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, Palm, and Android smartphones.
Cost: Free

]]> http://www.where.com/site/best-local-search-app-where/feed/ 0 Location-based services like Foursquare lure users, money http://www.where.com/site/location-based-services-like-foursquare-lure-users-money/ http://www.where.com/site/location-based-services-like-foursquare-lure-users-money/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:52:20 +0000 Nicole http://www.where.com/site/?p=4969 by Jon Swartz

USA Today

July 6, 2010 – SAN FRANCISCO — If there were any lingering doubts about one of the hottest new technologies, a big investment and burgeoning membership numbers are proving that location-based services are about to go mainstream.

Last week, Foursquare raked in $20 million in venture funding. The ultrapopular Foursquare, which offers a free application that lets people flag where they are, whizzed past the 1 million-member mark in April and just passed 1.8 million.

Services including Gowalla, Loopt and Where are being embraced by mobile-device owners to shop, communicate, socialize and play games. Their total number of members runs in the millions.

Meantime, Google has aggressively pushed its mobile social network, Latitude, and Facebook is expected to unveil location features this year.

“None of us have 30 million users, but we’re just at the beginning of breaking into the mainstream,” says Sam Altman, CEO of Loopt, which has 3 million users.

Foursquare is the face of the fledgling industry. Earlier this year, it was rumored to be in serious acquisition talks with Facebook and Yahoo. But Foursquare officials decided it was too soon to sell.

Such services are part of a rising wave in mobile advertising, which is expected to soar in the U.S. to $3.1 billion in 2013 from $320 million in 2009, according to market researcher BIA/Kelsey.

Driving the growth are smartphone sales, which are expected to account for a majority of phones in the U.S. by the end of 2011, market researcher Nielsen says. About 5% of the more than 225,000 iPhone apps have location services.

Analysts say the appeal of location-based services goes far beyond game-playing and seeing where your friends are. “Location is such an important tool for local merchants and marketers to more deeply connect with customers,” says Michael Boland, an analyst at BIA/Kelsey.

Since it began last year, Foursquare has established partnerships with more than 15,000 businesses, including Starbucks and CNN. It is adding up to 15,000 users a day. Loopt has signed advertisers such as Burger King and Gap. Where has deals with 20,000 small businesses in North America.

“It’s not that these folks haven’t advertised before,” Where CEO Walt Doyle says. “They’re just changing who they advertise with — in this case, digital, instead of print.”

The services will become more popular as consumers also share photos and content, says Josh Williams, CEO of Gowalla, which is up to 350,000 users.

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Where, Inc. is proud to announce that our CEO, Walt Doyle, was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 New England program.

Way to go Walt!

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New Design – Places, Restaurants, Check-in and Coffee got a visual makeover

Coffee Widget – Now in the coffee widget you can filter your search for the closest cup of coffee. Search for the nearest Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons and more!

Inter-widget linking – Jump to Traffic from within the Weather widget

New Location-Chooser – Speeding up all location searches

Events Enhancements – Now when you view an event, you can also see the venue name, end time, and a link to the event’s webpage.

Facebook Login Fixed – Making it easier than ever to post Check-ins to Facebook


Let us know how you like all the new updates! Feel free to share your thoughts with us anytime :)

F: Facebook.com/WHEREapp

T: @WHERE

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