App stores are not the future, says Google

Totally agree… here’s what it could look like (this is fully functional and integrates real time GPS enabled search). The menu item “My Google Services” appears in real time when the user goes to Google. Clicking on it takes you to your personalized Google services

FT.com | Tech Blog | App stores are not the future, says Google

Google Brings Location To The Mobile Web On The iPhone – So what? Where’s the Windows Mobile and Blackberry version?

All the talk this morning is about Google bringing location to the iPhone. We’ve been doing it on Windows Mobile and Blackberry INSIDE the browser for 3 years now. Plus we can send ANY data from the device to the web server.

Here’s what you do. Click on Privacy options, go to Location Options and click on “Share my location” which shares both your GPS and Cell Tower ID.

Then simply click on Search Google or your favorite provider and Google gets your location data.

Couldn’t be any simpler. Works exactly the same on Windows Mobile.

Why Location-based spam ads will fail, but also LBS-based event ads will succeed

The reason LBS spam ads fail is because they lack the correct context around who I am. An event based location ad succeeds because there is implied information about Me (e.g. I'm here because I like the event. That's meta data which can be targeted).

Check out JumpTap's recent patent frenzy. They are betting a lot on location/meta data and search. Of course they get their information from the Telco's in return for a revenue share.

Location is all about the meta data.

Communities Dominate Brands: Why Location-based spam ads will fail, but also LBS-based event ads will succeed

CHART OF THE DAY: VCs Are Very, Very Worried About Exits

No kidding. It used to be an IPO. That got replaced with M&A. It used to be $100m on the exit – now it’s $50m or lower. Which means if they (newco) has more than 10 million shares outstanding (95% of them do) that the exit price is $5 a share. Take out the liquidation preference (VC’s get their money back first) and the Entrepreneurs are left with barely a paycheck – and that assumes they’re lucky enough to exit.

CHART OF THE DAY: VCs Are Very, Very Worried About Exits

What happened to Research In Motion and where are they going? : Boy Genius Report

What a great write up.

What happened to Research In Motion and where are they going? : Boy Genius Report

An Experiment in BlackBerry Development: Lessons Learned Writing PodTrapper

A really good read.

An Experiment in BlackBerry Development: Lessons Learned Writing PodTrapper

A Saturday Post: The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches, Anything That Can Be Digitized

An excellent read and right on target.

A Saturday Post: The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches, Anything That Can Be Digitized - SiliconValleyWatcher