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Starbucks Gold + Foursquare Mayorship = Double Win!

I love using location-based social media networking (LBSN) apps, my iPhone, and Starbucks, and more often than not, I use them in combination with each other. Wherever I go I always have my social media connections on tap and my Starbucks Gold Card handy. Yesterday I got the bonus of all bonuses – one of my favorite LBSN’s, Foursquare, greeted me with a bright orange banner that said, “as mayor of this store, enjoy $1 off a NEW however-you-want-it Frappuccino blended beverage. Any size, any flavor.” CHA-CHING!

Geekistry | May, 18, 2010 | 0 comments

Xfinity app shares what channel you’re watching (Video)

My mom sometimes calls me and says “put on AMC”. It’s great that we’re on the same cable system but I don’t always know what channel it is that my mom wants me to change to, or why (and don’t ask my why she doesn’t just tell me the channel number…moms and tech don’t always mix). Xfinity just announced their new app for the iPad which will allow you to connect to your friends, share what you’re watching with them, and have the app on their end change the channel for them. For yourself, you can browse your cable system’s lineup and pair your account with your cable box so that you can change channels with the app, and record shows as well. It’s more than just a big remote, it now creates a social connection with your friends and what you’re watching.

Michael Gaines | May, 13, 2010 | 1 comment