Online ‘ads’, as we’ve known them for the past decade, are dead. The brain of every internet user has been trained to ignore banner ads on websites, and if it hasn’t, web browser adblock technology has ensured the ads are truly hidden. In the future, online publishers will have to look to something different: advertising.
Localscope is a social data powered GPS app which help users find great spots to check out nearby. It uses Google, Bing, Foursquare and Twitter to pinpoint nearby destinations, letting you compare search results just by sliding between them – no retyping search terms.
Ensuring that your software is available on multiple platforms is essential in today’s marketplace, but it’s important not to forget that each platform is distinctly unique in terms of the functionality that users expect, and even more importantly, the unique design and UI standards on each platform.
It’s been an amazing ride, but the time has come: The Startup Project needs to find a new owner who will love it just as much as I do. I’m moving on to a new (very exciting) project, and I just don’t have the time to spend writing the high-standard of articles which TSP readers have come to love and expect.
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