They're the services turning your physical location into valuable data — and using that data to offer you a variety of services. Love them for their convenience or hate them for their invasion of privacy, geolocation applications are making a big push for your attention.
And after a year of very public privacy failures from services such as Girls Around Me, Highlight and Skout, the industry and consumers are both looking for clear-cut winners. Here's a rundown of three apps that should be on your radar for work, play and travel.
1. Here On Biz: Instant business networking. Think a social LinkedIn check-in that helps you literally find nearby professionals. So now you can network wherever you go. The free iPhone app [iTunes link] shows you nearby people based on their work and interest. Think how valuable this could be when you're at a networking event and don't have a clue who the people are around you. Read more...
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