Jun 6, 2011 5:21 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: hours before we start to hear the real news, some spoofed speculations on what we might see at the WWDC this week from Apple; (NSDQ: AAPL) another developer enables carrier billing for apps; Foursquare beefs up its feature phone…
Posted In: Advertising, Local, Apps, Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, 4G, Companies, Apple, iPad, Facebook, Groupon, Nokia, Sprint, Countries, Europe, Germany, foursquare, gps, lightsquared, loopt, mach, wwdc, wwdc 2011
Dec 6, 2010 5:59 PM
Check-in apps have come on thick and fast in the mobile world: there are those that let you track where you are going (the Foursquares and Gowallas), those that let you track what you are consuming (GetGlue, which just picked up $6 million in funding yesterday), those that track your…
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Mobile, Search, Social Media, loopt
Aug 30, 2010 3:41 PM
Steve Boom is best known for his 10-year stint at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), where he was repsonsible for the company’s mobile products, and while he hasn’t necessarily gone anywhere, he’s nabbed a more prominent role at Loopt, the location-based mobile company that has been more recently overshadowed by newcomers, like…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Mobile, Companies, Yahoo, loopt, steve boom
Nov 3, 2009 3:54 PM
Mobile social network Loopt has upgraded its location-aware service with a new feature called Pulse. Pulse lets users search through their friends’ recommendations and comments, as well as local content fed in from over 20 new sources like Zagat, CitySearch and DailyCandy. The upgrade also includes new LocationPoint ads from…
Posted In: Advertising, Local, Mobile, Social Media, loopt
Oct 21, 2009 2:22 PM
Some consolidation in the rapidly crowding location-aware mobile social app arena. TechCrunch is reporting that Loopt has acquired rival location-based app developer GraffitiGEO. We’ve pinged both companies for confirmation. Loopt co-founder and CEO Sam Altman confirmed the deal. A newcomer to the space, Y Combinator-backed GraffitiGEO launched this summer; its…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Apple, iPhone, loopt, y combinator
Dec 11, 2008 12:10 PM
Loopt, the Mountain View, Calif.-based location-based mobile social network, said its service, which became well-known after launching on the iPhone, is now launching on the Android Market on the T-Mobile G1. Although Loopt is just one application, the move could signal that the Android has reached a critical mass, or…
Posted In: Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation & Maps, Companies, Apple, AT&T, Google, Android, T-Mobile, loopt
Nov 12, 2008 12:42 PM
Loopt is either looking to cash in or cash out with the aid of an investment firm, TechCrunch reports. Allen & Co., which has successfully heralded some big sales in the tech space, was recently hired by the location-based social network to represent them in a sale or new round…
Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation & Maps, Companies, Apple, allen & co, loopt
Nov 6, 2008 4:09 PM
When tapping into the GPS coordinates of a mobile phone, it can be costly, especially when a company is charged each time someone looks up their location. To combat that, the mobile-social network provider Loopt said it is partnering with a Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) subsidiary, which provides GPS data for…
Posted In: Research & Metrics, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation & Maps, Companies, Qualcomm, loopt
Aug 19, 2008 7:01 PM
When Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) announced plans to open up the iPhone platform to developers and make its many features available for third-party applications, location-based apps startup Loopt found an opening. With the new iPhone SDK, the social mapping and networking service saw an opportunity to harness the cell-tower triangulation features…
Posted In: Entertainment, Search, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation & Maps, Companies, Apple, loopt, sam altman
Jun 30, 2008 2:05 PM
Loopt, the mobile social network which is backed by Sequoia and NEA, has filed a lawsuit against Loop’d Network, a social network for action sports athletes and enthusiasts, over alleged trademark infringement, alleging that the two names are too similar and cause confusion. Loopt is asking the court to enjoin…
Posted In: Legal, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation & Maps, loop'd, loopt
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