3 posts and columns on geo-tagging

Microsoft: Consumers Should Think Twice Before Broadcasting Location

in Mobile on January 26, 2011 at 3:16 pm PT

In an interview, Microsoft’s chief privacy officer says consumers should double-check the connections in their social networks before sharing their location with so-called friends. Another area of concern is all those photos being geo-tagged by our phones.

Novelty? Sure. Business? Could Be! Stickybits Raises Another $1.6 Million.

in Media on May 19, 2010 at 6:05 am PT

Stickybits is the kind of thing that might make more sense if you’re not entirely sober: It’s a funky, practical-joke-from-the-future concept that involves stickers, scannable bar codes and geo-tagging. It might also be a business.

iLife Gets Better; Just Don’t Ask It to Find a Face

in Personal Technology on January 28, 2009 at 6:08 pm PT

Walt reviews the new features of iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie in Apple’s iLife ’09.
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