83 posts and columns on tracking

Moves App Journals Physical Activity Without a Wristband

in News on January 24 at 9:00 am PT

Moves passively tracks iPhone users’ daily lives into a diary with a nifty interface.
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In Fight Over Largest Fine Ever, FTC Commissioners Disagreed Over Whether Google Should Admit Fault

in News on August 9, 2012 at 9:30 am PT

As expected, Google will pay $22.5 million to settle with the FTC over violating its October 2011 privacy settlement.
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Google Latitude Adds Check-Ins (How 2009!)

in Social on February 1, 2011 at 10:13 am PT

Today Google Latitude will give users the ability to share their location with friends and strangers by “checking in” to a particular establishment.

TripIt Travel Planner Bought by Concur for $82 Million-Plus

in Social on January 13, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

Expense reporting company Concur today announced it would buy travel planning start-up TripIt in a deal worth as much as $120 million, including $82 million in cash, stock and restricted stock units up front.

RunKeeper Hopes to Be Your App for That New Year's Resolution

in Social on December 31, 2010 at 12:59 pm PT

The RunKeeper Pro app, usually $9.99, is free from now through the end of January. Since the promotion started yesterday, downloads of the app have been up more than 10 times the normal number for a single day.

Everything Will Be Social–And That Includes Sweating

in Social on November 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm PT

The prevailing opinion among tech entrepreneurs seems to be that everything, online and off, would be improved by a social component, and for some sectors, what it means to “get social” is quite obvious. But motivating people to be healthy and athletic is one of the most interesting and novel extensions of the digital social identity I’ve seen.