#InCaseYouMissedIt: #SeenOnAWallNearYou Series: On #FourSquare, #FTF – And the Rise of Location-Based Services

Francisco Jose Palacio just checked-in @ Sushi-Yama – BEST Chirashi ever had in this lifetime; FRESHEST Ginger, MODERN and unassuming decor, are some of the reasons I’m glad I’m so CLOSE to this BEST japanese -ever!… did I say best and ever already?

Sushi-Yama

10921 North Military Trail
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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Stephen Higgins and Yajaira Vanessa like this.

Yajaira Vanessa

Thanks for sharing the info…Happy New Year!!!

Stephen Higgins

just started using foursquare how do you like?

Lori Saitz

I was there tonight too! Just posted how we ran into a couple of friends there and ended up eating with them! Too funny. Our first time there and, yes, it was really yummy!

Francisco Jose Palacio

@ LS

Wait!

Were you on a table with four gals and four guys? eight people total?… definitely sounded like a “run-in” kind of deal, as the conversation was so lively, with overtones of “catching up”… … See More

We were on the booth across!!! jejeje!… this all happened after 2130 EDT? (930p?)

Amazing!… and that gives me a perfect segue for Stephen’s query…

@ SH

Above illustrates one of the functions of FourSquare; when we all check in [AHEM, AHEM TO LS!] then the app/site is supposed to facilitate FTF’s (Face to Face’s) as it notifies friends that are at the SAME location.

Which is PRECISELY what has made it so interesting, this whole new ‘sphere’ of Location-Based Services; Gowalla I heard was first, then came FourSquare, and from the look of things, Dr. Schmidt’s hordes are paying attention – and cash, as I hear they were buying Yelp!, the first-to-market (and the one with the largest database of reviews and people, hence the largest established community)

[LOOKS… THREE PARAGRAPHS… YUP… BLOG & EXAMINER-WORTHY!]

So… makes sense now?… and al-So… mind if I blog about this?

Think it illustrates what the service is ALL about – well, besides us Crowd-Sourcers giving away a few minutes filling out these for a few ‘points’ and the ‘illusion’ of authority they vest you with, as in FourSquare the ‘game’ part is taken care of by badges, points, stars – and a future ‘mayorship’ if you’re the one that hits a certain place the most within 60 days or so, yadda, yadda, yadda…

Yup, word count fits… blog-worthy!….

[PICTURES THIS HITTING THE HOMESTREAM THIS MORNING…]

Anyone else?

C-ya!

</:O)~

#Happy10, everyone!

#InCaseYouMissedIt: #PhotoEssays/#EventCoverage/#DocumentedProceedings: #SMCPBC and #NewTechCommunity’s events…

Well, here are a couple of Photo Essays waiting to see the light of day; best part? maybe they’ll entice recipients NOT to miss THIS event tonight:

New Tech Community Holiday Tweetup @ Old Key Lime House

First, the #SMCPBC event…

See it on PhotoShelter

20091117_SMCPBC-SocialMediaClubPalmBeachCounty_Moquilas-BocaRaton_FACEBOOK – Images by Francisco Palacio

Find us on Facebook: http://sn.im/smcpbc – SMCPBC on Facebook Basic Info Name:     Social Media Club Palm Beach County Category:     Organizations – Professional Organizations Description:     Social Media Club brings together journalists, publishers, communications professionals, artists, amateur media creators, citizen journalists, teachers, students, tool makers, and other interested collaborators. Essentially the people who create and consume media who have an interest in seeing the “media industry” evolve for everyone’s benefit. Privacy Type:     Open: All content is public. Contact Info Email: Website: http://www.socialmediaclub.org Office:     +1.415.577.9022 Location:     Post Office Box 14881     San Francisco, CA Recent News News:     Be sure to follow us on Twitter     @SMCPBC SMCPBC Event Calendar 2009 (Google Doc) http://bit.ly/QUw5b SMCPBC Event Calendar 2010 (Google Doc) http://bit.ly/FmzIS

And now, the New Tech Community Speed Networking/Kickoff Event: ***

See it in PhotoShelter!

20091118_NewTechCommunity_FAU-BocaRaton_NetworkingMeeting_FACEBOOK – Images by Francisco Palacio

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Find us on Facebook: http://sn.im/newtechcomm – New Tech Community on Facebook Basic Info Name:     New Tech Community Category:     Internet & Technology – Cyberculture Description:     We are launching a new organization for the Tech Community in South Florida!     Our first meetings will be held mostly in the Boca Raton area with future meetings in many of the tech centers located in South Florida.     Our focus is on developing and unifying the tech community. With unification we can achieve much more for our industry in the area.     Who should come to our events?     Business Developers     Social Media Users     Web Designers     Web Software Developers     Information Architects     Accessibility Experts     Production Artists     Content Writers     Usability Experts     Web Producers     You are invited to join us for one of our events and network with peers that know your industry. (read less)     We are launching a new organization for the Tech Community in South Florida!     Our first meetings will be held mostly in the Boca Raton area with future meetings in many of the tech centers located in South Florida.     Our focus is on developing and unifying the tech community. With unification we can achieve much more for our industry in the area.     Who should come to our events?     Business Developers     Social Media Users     Web Designers     Web Software Developers     Information Architects     Accessibility… (read more) Privacy Type:     Open: All content is public. Contact Info Location:     Boca Raton, FL Recent News Drupal site launched: http://www.NewTechCommunity.org News:     Roadmap of our new Tech Community:     First thing on our agenda is our organization needs a name.     Site:     Domain name     Logo     Develop site outline/wireframe     Organization:     Incorporation, non-profit     501c3     Events:     Fixed date and time each month     Sponsor list

#InCaseYouMissedIt: @ExaminerCom: #SoFresh Tampa: February 8th, Calling All Local Social Media Pros & Marketers

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This note was originally posted on Examiner.Com

This is a quick post based on a Facebook Event created this morning to invite/rally Locals to attend the closest iteration of the Social Fresh Event in Tampa… based on earlier articles posted here, I’m sure y’all can see the value in terms of Networking, Learning and Face-to-Face interaction with those pushing the envelope in the industry…

First I tweeted out the event…

• Via #FB: http://bit.ly/5wP71Y for #SoFla Locals (I.e. #SMCSFL, #SMCPBC and #MMS Tweeps) attend @SoFresh Tampa 02/08/10 (Either Carpool/Bus?)

And the event page on Facebook actually reads.

Hola!

Are you heading to Tampa for #SoFresh on February 8th?

We are trying to rally a few locals here in SoFla to see if we can either carpool, or better yet, hire a bus to take us back and forth, ought to be more affordable than staying there overnight; hafta leverage the proximity, right?

Don’t know what SoFresh is? Cruise was a BLAST, and this ought to be too!

** Social Fresh Website at: http://socialfresh.com/tampa/

**When?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

7am to 6:30pm +/- Happy Hour

**Where?

Doubletree Hotel Tampa Westshore

4500 West Cypress Street

Tampa, FL 33607

Tel: 1-813-879-4800

Fax: 1-813-873-1832

** Social Fresh Tampa Speakers

Social Fresh flagship events will have on average 30-35 speakers split between two rooms of content, stand alone featured speakers and panels. The below list is just the start of who will be joining us in Tampa.

Check out http://socialfresh.com/speakers for a look at all past SoFresh speakers.

So I hope this is a good, advance notice, a sort of “New Year’s Resolution” for those working in the field…

Saludos!

20091112-SoFreshCruise-DepartureDayAtSeaW#Gr8TweepsChillaxin-WelcomeBy@SoCruise_EOS5D_FACEBOOK_ – Images by Francisco Palacio

Want to review the whole event? sure! here’s the stash at my blog