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Google Latitude is cool, but…


Like any good fanboi, I have to post about this, but a few questions immediately come to mind:

  • How long until I start getting micro-targeted advertising? When I do, will these be phone-only, or will my location be used to target advertising on all Google services when I’m logged in?
  • Where’s the API or the ability to update external services? Having more than one app fight over my GPS makes it go nuts. I want to be able to update my Twitter location, Fire Eagle, and more, from a single app.
  • It’s missing history and export functions. Can’t even get my location as a KML? For added bonus, allow me to expose a network link of my current location
  • Um, I can haz blog gadgit?

-J

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  1. #1 by Kevin on February 4, 2009 - 9:18 am

    Isn’t bullet 2 in Fire Eagle’s realm already? Should Google buy FireEagle?

  2. #2 by Jason Birch on February 4, 2009 - 12:22 pm

    Wonder if Carol would be willing to parcel it out? :)

    Yes, Fire Eagle already does that, but they don’t have a compelling application for my mobile device, or the install base of Google Maps Mobile.

    I want to use Latitude, but I also want to be able to use the location content that I provide to them openly, same as I can for MyMaps, etc.

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