JAY-Z DECODED: NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times wrote an article for the kickoff of Jay-Z Decoded, Droga5’s project done in conjunction with Bing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/business/media/18adco.html?scp=2&sq=jay%20z&st=cse
The app aims to simulate reading your local newspaper. Fwix’s app allows you to view news stories in a map format, showing you the exact geographic location of news. You can access news by your location and then filter stories by subject (i.e. sports, arts, politics, crime). And you can share all content on Facebook, Twitter or via email. While the app itself could be useful for finding local news, Fwix’s realtime API is being actively used to incorporate hyperlocal news streams into content. (via Fwix Brings Hyperlocal News Feed To The iPad)
UpNext lets you click on 3-D buildings and see a list of the businesses and offices inside. It lets you zoom around the city in a very Google Earth-like fashion, search for restaurants, bars, and stores. You can favorite and bookmark different venues, see Citysearch and Yelp reviews, and broadcast a tip about the place through Facebook or Twitter. You can also see where all your friends are checking in on Foursquare.
We’ve identified over 100,000 businesses in the U.S. as “Favorite Places on Google” based on Google users’ interaction with local business listings. Each business is receiving a window decal with a unique QR code that you scan with your phone to read reviews, star the business as your own favorite and more. Check out a few of the favorites below, and try out scanning a code.
Foursquare + Google Maps = FourWhere
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