Comments on: Loc-Aid, Skyhook Try To Make Location-Based Information Easier To Find http://paidcontent.org/2008/11/18/419-skyhook-and-loc-aid-reduce-the-barriers-to-providing-location-based-inf/ The economics of digital content Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter Cranstone http://paidcontent.org/2008/11/18/419-skyhook-and-loc-aid-reduce-the-barriers-to-providing-location-based-inf/#comment-64795 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:11 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2008/11/18/419-skyhook-and-loc-aid-reduce-the-barriers-to-providing-location-based-inf/#comment-64795 Interesting idea – here's an alternative. Build a simple applet that reads the location information on the phone (either wifi, gps, cell tower id) and then integrate that data in real time with a simple browser plugin that sends that data to the web site where the request is being made.

I agree you can't make money easily on "just" location – because you're still missing critical data like who am i and what device am I on. It's the combination of these three pieces of meta data combined with a request for information that makes it more compelling.

Peter Cranstone
5o9 Inc
(Software to power Mobile SaaS)

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