Monday, February 2. 2009

California CIO Wants a GIO

Government Technology is reporting that California may create a GIO position. That's the word from state CIO Teri Takai, who "wants" such a position.

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MySpace CEO: Friend Finding Apps a Ways Away

Mike Arrington at TechCrunch did an interview with Chris DeWolfe, MySpace CEO, at Davos. The key bit on LBS:

Michael Arrington: In terms of location based services I think there’s major applications for advertizers and that’s what we’re currently excited about and then um, you know the whole notion of taking photos and having the exact location…

Chris DeWolfe: I think there’s major applications for advertisers and that’s what we are really excited about. And then the whole notion of taking photos and having the exact location stamped on those photos and being able to upload them directly, that’s been great. We have that. And being able to write a review since location based services now get you within a couple meters of your exact location where you are at, so if you are at a restaurant and have a really good meal, you should be able to write a review directly from there . So we are really excited about the advertising side of things. In terms finding friends or meeting new friends, I think that’s a ways off. And meeting new friends based on a location service sounds a little creepy to me.

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