There is something so exciting about discovering places and what is even more exciting is the power to share that excitement with friends. Add to it, the potential of Local and location-based advertising...

It is often said that in Business 3 things matter the most, Location, Location and Location. Well, that paradigm has shifted to the Web too. The phenomenal success of Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown etc bear...

Imagine thinking of gifting your girl friend something that she loves, and immediately you recieve an SMS from a nearby gift shop who have amazing discounts at their store. Well, wishful thinking and a...

When you get lost in a jungle, you still want to get away with it, sheer determination, marking your footmarks on the trees you passed and keeping by the riverbed is the key. Then came the age of Sat Nav...

Rishabh had blogged about the launch of Google Latitude and how it allowed you to share your current location with anyone you wished to. Now it seems google has integrated this feature to its social networking...

In the summer of 2008, we provided some updates about BIGMaps – the ideology, the team strength and the expected launch date. We also followed it up with the story that talks about the acquisition...

The latest mobile application that comes from the Google arsenal is called Google Latitude. And what does it do? It tells your friends and family where you are and vice versa. Yes, I know, I know, the...