Google Latitude
Thursday, 28 May 2009 | Jeremy Green and Michele Mackenzie, Ouvm
Google Latitude, an add-on to Google's highly successful mapping application Google Maps for Mobile, was launched in February 2009.Latitude allows users to track the whereabouts of others through an opt-in process.At launch it worked in 27 countries and reportedly had 1 million users in the first week.It has since launched enhancements which include adding your city-level location to Google Talk and Gmail messages, and the Google Public Location Badge which allows users to publish their location on their website or blog.
Google is stealing a march on operators
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o g e s n h p o e s f u l i g l c t o n t o k c o s t m r e s n t i i l r e y n e e d n o t e p r t r' c o e a i n ( l h u h t s e e d n o t e p r t r e r i i g r m i r p i e c i n).
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t a b c m n i c e s n l u l k l t a t e w u d u c e i o f r n l c t o a a e a l r o h r p r i s.
u V d f n 's e e t n o n e e t h t t i l p n p t n t o k P s o h d v l p r o m n t p t V d f n a l a t a k n h p c u e.
o a o e s n o t e e o e a o s i h h s z a d c l t t k o s m o t e t e c n e d r .
B t s t o l t l t o a e?
Neither side ready for a fight
o g e' l c t o p a f r u e a u b r f a a r t r a n l c t o s l t o s n r e t p n o n t e s r' l c t o .
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t h n d n i i s h c l t w r h c i s r i g h u e i o d r o e e m n f r h r h l c t o o t e s r.
h s s o e y h G o l M p a p i a i n t e f, o h t h d v c c n a c l t i s w l c t o w t o t n f r h r n o m t o f o o c l u a i n b t e p r t r' n t o k.
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G o l L t t d a s u e t e e w r o W F a c s p i t o a i n i o d r o e e m n t e s r' l c t o , a d a t y h G S u c i n l t o t e o i e h n .
G o l 's e v c , t e e o e, s o o e x e t e e d n o t e p r t r' i f a t u t r .
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T i i a l g d y e a s T- o i e K a r q e t d h t h f a u e s i a l d, i i g r v c c n e n .
T i s g e t t a t e p r t r a e o p e a e t g d w w t o t f g t, n t a G o l i s i l e s t v t o e a o c n e n .
Advertising is key to success again
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t a l o a h w t o l g n r t r v n e r m e l n c n e t a i f r a i n n t u e s, r s m b y o d e t s r .
T i w l h v t b d n o a a g e a e l v l n r e n t o o p o i e h d t p i a y f t u e s.
e e i v t a G o l w l m k i s o a i n o l , i c u i g P s, v i a l f e o c a g t d v l p r o t e o g e l t o m n r e t d i e s g o t e e .
T e e e e o e s i l h r f r b a l t q e y o g e' d t b s o u e s' o a i n , s b e t o h p i a y o s r i t s t y h u e s h m e v s n s o e o t e l t o m.
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I 's o t n t n , t o g , t a G o l 's o a i n e v r ( h c m k s h s o s b e) s o a a e a M b l L c t o C n r i t e e s i t n e i t e r h t c u e o l c t o s r i e s a d r i e b t e o i e n u t y l o t e y a s g .
T i t o a b a i d c t o t a t e p r t r- e t i m d l o m b l l c t o s r i e i p s i s e l- y a e.
Jeremy Green, mobile practice leader n Michele Mackenzie, principal analyst, O u .
Google Latitude, an add-on to Google's highly successful mapping application Google Maps for Mobile, was launched in February 2009.Latitude allows users to track the whereabouts of others through an opt-in process.At launch it worked in 27 countries and reportedly had 1 million users in the first week.It has since launched enhancements which include adding your city-level location to Google Talk and Gmail messages, and the Google Public Location Badge which allows users to publish their location on their website or blog.
Google is stealing a march on operators
o a i n a l n b e t u e a o e f h k y n b e s h c s o l b c r t b t t e p r t r' o n i e t- o- o s m r ( 2 ) s r i e f e i g n m r r c n l a a e w r e a l r h c o e a o s o l o e u t t i d- a t a p i a i n e e o e s n p e e a l a a r m u .
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V d f n i o e f h f w p r t r w t t e i e n s a e o a e n o e f h o h r o t n e s.
u i i t o i t e o l t ?
Neither side ready for a fight
G o l 's o a i n l t o m s s n m e o d t c i e i a d o a i n o u i n i o d r o i p i t h u e 's o a i n.
t a e t e e i e' d n m c l y s i n d P d r s i o d r o e e m n t e s r' c u t y n o m t o .
I t e i e t f e t e e l o e w i h s e v n t e s r n r e t d t r i e u t e t e o a i n f h u e .
T i i d n b t e o g e a s p l c t o i s l , s t a t e e i e a c l u a e t o n o a i n i h u a y u t e i f r a i n r m r a c l t o s y h o e a o 's e w r .
G o l h s u l i s w d t b s o c l t w r o a i n a d e l D , i f r a i n h c i c l e t d h o g a t v 'w r r v n ' a d t m p i g p l c t o a d e b c t i s a a a e.
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o g e' s r i e, h r f r , i t s m e t n d p n e t n h o e a o 's n r s r c u e.
t r s n , t i w u d o b a i s e o m s o e a o s, h a e e k n t d i e u t e d t t a f c n h i n t o k .
G o l 's p l c t o s r c n r b t n t t i .
B t o t o e p r t r t a a e r v d n t e r w l c t o s r i e , e t e a a 2 o f r n o b s n s -t -b s n s (B B) f e i g, o g e a w l b u d r i i g h i b s n s c s .
T e 1 n r i p o e f e e i t e K y -M b l d e n t u p r G o l L t t d , e e t o g G o l M p i a a l b e, n G s f e e b o h r p r t r d s p o t a i u e.
h s s l e e l b c u e -M b l U h s e u s e t a t e e t r i d s b e , c t n p i a y o c r s.
h s u g s s h t h o e a o s r n t r p r d o o o n i h u a i h , a d h t o g e s t l s n i i e o p r t r o c r s.
Advertising is key to success again
n i e i h t c r b s n s m d l f d e t s n , G o l i l k l t f c s n o e i i g a i u e h o g a v r i i g e e u , m i l l c l d e t s n .
I m y o k t o i c u d e e a e e e u f o s l i g o t x u l n o m t o o i s s r , p e u a l t a v r i e s.
h s i l a e o e o e n n g r g t d e e i o d r o t c m r m s t e a a r v c o i s s r .
W b l e e h t o g e i l a e t l c t o t o s, n l d n A I , a a l b e r e f h r e o e e o e s n h G o l p a f r i o d r o r v u a e f h w b.
h s d v l p r w l t e e o e e b e o u r G o l 's a a a e f s r ' l c t o s, u j c t t e r v c c n t a n s e b t e s r t e s l e a d t r d n h p a f r .
W t i k h t o g e o s o p a t c a g f r h s.
t' w r h o i g, h u h, h t o g e' l c t o s r e (w i h a e t i p s i l ) i n t G t w y o i e o a i n e t e n h s n e n e d d n h a c i e t r f r o a i n e v c s t n a d s d y h m b l i d s r a m s t n e r a o.
h s o m y e n n i a i n h t h o e a o -c n r c o e f r o i e o a i n e v c s s a t t s l -b d t .
Jeremy Green, mobile practice leader a d Michele Mackenzie, principal analyst, v m.
Google Latitude, an add-on to Google's highly successful mapping application Google Maps for Mobile, was launched in February 2009.Latitude allows users to track the whereabouts of others through an opt-in process.At launch it worked in 27 countries and reportedly had 1 million users in the first week.It has since launched enhancements which include adding your city-level location to Google Talk and Gmail messages, and the Google Public Location Badge which allows users to publish their location on their website or blog.
Google is stealing a march on operators
L c t o h s o g e n o t d s n o t e e e a l r w i h h u d e o e o o h h o e a o 's w d r c -t -c n u e (D C) e v c o f r n a d o e e e t y s n t o k n b e w i h p r t r c u d p n p o h r -p r y p l c t o d v l p r a d r f r b y t p e i m.
o e e , o e a o s a e r g e t e r e l f r o o g h t e i e e d r s c a N k a n i t r e p a e s u h s o g e a e t l n m r h, a n h n t e r w l c t o -e a l d p l c t o s n b i d n l c t o p a f r s h c a l w h m o n b e h r -p r y p l c t o s n b i d e e o e c m u i i s o e v t e r w u e b s s.
o g e s n h p o e s f u l i g l c t o n t o k c o s t m r e s n t i i l r e y n e e d n o t e p r t r' c o e a i n ( l h u h t s e e d n o t e p r t r e r i i g r m i r p i e c i n).
o m s o e a o s, t s o l t t d v l p o a i n w r n s a a u l f e g d r m u s r i e.
t a b c m n i c e s n l u l k l t a t e w u d u c e i o f r n l c t o a a e a l r o h r p r i s.
u V d f n 's e e t n o n e e t h t t i l p n p t n t o k P s o h d v l p r o m n t p t V d f n a l a t a k n h p c u e.
o a o e s n o t e e o e a o s i h h s z a d c l t t k o s m o t e t e c n e d r .
B t s t o l t l t o a e?
Neither side ready for a fight
o g e' l c t o p a f r u e a u b r f a a r t r a n l c t o s l t o s n r e t p n o n t e s r' l c t o .
I t k s h d v c 's y a i a l a s g e I a d e s n r e t d t r i e h u e 's o n r i f r a i n.
t h n d n i i s h c l t w r h c i s r i g h u e i o d r o e e m n f r h r h l c t o o t e s r.
h s s o e y h G o l M p a p i a i n t e f, o h t h d v c c n a c l t i s w l c t o w t o t n f r h r n o m t o f o o c l u a i n b t e p r t r' n t o k.
o g e a b i t t o n a a a e f e l o e l c t o s n c l I s, n o m t o w i h s o l c e t r u h c i e ' a d i i g' n i s a p n a p i a i n n f d a k o t d t b s .
G o l L t t d a s u e t e e w r o W F a c s p i t o a i n i o d r o e e m n t e s r' l c t o , a d a t y h G S u c i n l t o t e o i e h n .
G o l 's e v c , t e e o e, s o o e x e t e e d n o t e p r t r' i f a t u t r .
A p e e t, h s o l n t e n s u f r o t p r t r , w o r s e i g o r v f r h r a a r f i o t e r e w r s.
o g e' a p i a i n a e o t i u i g o h s.
u f r h s o e a o s h t r p o i i g h i o n o a i n e v c s, i h r s D C f e i g r u i e s- o- u i e s ( 2 ) o f r n , G o l m y e l e n e m n n t e r u i e s a e.
h G A d o d h n o f r d n h U b T- o i e o s o s p o t o g e a i u e, v n h u h o g e a s s v i a l , a d 1 o f r d y t e o e a o s o u p r L t t d .
T i i a l g d y e a s T- o i e K a r q e t d h t h f a u e s i a l d, i i g r v c c n e n .
T i s g e t t a t e p r t r a e o p e a e t g d w w t o t f g t, n t a G o l i s i l e s t v t o e a o c n e n .
Advertising is key to success again
I l n w t i s o e u i e s o e o a v r i i g, o g e s i e y o o u o m n t s n L t t d t r u h d e t s n r v n e, a n y o a a v r i i g.
t a l o a h w t o l g n r t r v n e r m e l n c n e t a i f r a i n n t u e s, r s m b y o d e t s r .
T i w l h v t b d n o a a g e a e l v l n r e n t o o p o i e h d t p i a y f t u e s.
e e i v t a G o l w l m k i s o a i n o l , i c u i g P s, v i a l f e o c a g t d v l p r o t e o g e l t o m n r e t d i e s g o t e e .
T e e e e o e s i l h r f r b a l t q e y o g e' d t b s o u e s' o a i n , s b e t o h p i a y o s r i t s t y h u e s h m e v s n s o e o t e l t o m.
e h n t a G o l d e n t l n o h r e o t i .
I 's o t n t n , t o g , t a G o l 's o a i n e v r ( h c m k s h s o s b e) s o a a e a M b l L c t o C n r i t e e s i t n e i t e r h t c u e o l c t o s r i e s a d r i e b t e o i e n u t y l o t e y a s g .
T i t o a b a i d c t o t a t e p r t r- e t i m d l o m b l l c t o s r i e i p s i s e l- y a e.
Jeremy Green, mobile practice leader n Michele Mackenzie, principal analyst, O u .
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