Just 13 months ago the Apple App store had three geo-tagging applications. Today there are around 3,000 (these are sometimes referred to as LBS, or location-based services). It shows how we have become accustomed, very quickly, to involving geography in the way we use the Internet.
In today’s BTalk I ask business futurist Morris Miselowski whether this is all a fad that will provide little benefit for businesses and marketers. He comes back with some pretty good examples of how it can be used effectively to promote to your customers.
So where will all this take us? I ask Morris to earn his futurist reputation and forecast how this technology will all develop over the next few years.
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New month, new tariffs, new uncertainty
New US tariffs on Chinese imports kicked in over the weekend. NAB’s Rodrigo Catril anticipates the market reaction, whilst consumer sentiment I the US records a big drop.
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Gas will trickle, Draghi will go, ECB will hike
Gas prices are lower on news that the Nordstream pipeline will reopen but, as NAB’s Gavin Friend, it is heavily constrained as Putin shows who is in control. Meanwhile, will Draghi leave the Italian parliament, and how much will the ECB hike today?
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Why Debt is Like Sex With Accountants
Steve Keen talks the importance of double entry book keeping – something accountants might find more exciting than sex. If they even know what that is.
