Location

Google Feature To Let You See Through Walls

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Places, Google, Location, Google Places, Marissa Mayer, Social Loco, Street View, Google Street View, Google Business Photos, Privacy, Technology News

TechCrunch reports that Marissa Mayer, Google VP of Location and Local Services, told a crowd at the Social Loco social networking conference that Goo...

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Twitter Goes After Foursquare

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Places, 3ds, Location, Twitter, Shelly Palmer, Samsung, Four Square, Media, Rim, Nintendo, Tablet, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Twitter now easily integrates with Four Square; the company also just announced Twitter Places, its own location-based service. Why check in, when you can just tweet and let your followers see where you are? 



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Here Comes the Bride: Wedding Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minister, Rabbi, Bride, Martha Stewart, Dress, Wedding Etiquette, Wedding Consultants, Rehearsal Dinner, Church, Here Comes the Bride, Location, Second Marriage, R.S.v.P., Ceremony, Groom, First Marriage, Photography, Priest, Toast, Gifts, Invitations, Nuptials, Wedding Registry, Wedding Party, Processional, Officiates, Style News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

The happy couple will be making many decisions based on the number of people who will be in attendance, so you should respond to the invitation as soon as possible rather than waiting until the last minute.

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SXSWi's Startups to Check Out (That Don't Require Check-Ins)

Maya Baratz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Livefyre, Foursquare, Location, Gowalla, Seth Goldstein, Hot Potato, Stickybits, #Sxsw, Sxsw Austin, Sxsw 2010, iPhone Apps, Sxsw, Technology News
Maya Baratz

Sure, location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla were well represented at this year's SXSW Interactive conference. And here are three more interesting start-ups that picked up steam during the conference.

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Rio De Janeiro Courts Woody Allen; City Wants To Be Setting For Director's Next Movie

Los Angeles Times | Chris Kraul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Film, Brazil, Woody Allen, Hollywood, Location, Movie, Olympics, Rio De Janeiro, Woody Allen Movie, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Tourism, Barcelona, Spain, Rio, Oviedo, Entertainment News

Vicky Cristina . . . Rio de Janeiro? The Brazilian city has formed a new film commission, hired a longtime movie industry pro to head it and set an a...

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