This week in digital some more funding goes towards mobile-based services while Apple cuts down on our ability to run location-based advertising. Foursquare keeps showing it’s strength with tripled traffic in the last two months and Yahoo! shows they want to get in the AR game.
Social media
1. The branded support community will see a rapid evolution.
2. We’re in the age of citizen philanthropy.
3. Aardvark finds new insights into social search.
Data visualization
1. The Beatles mostly played in major key.
Technology
1. Apple’s takeover of mobile ad company, Quattro is looking smarter with the iPad out.
Venture Capital
1. Ustream gets US$ 75 mil.
2. Social shopping site ThisNext gets $US 1.2 mil in Series C funding.
Content
1. Free reality TV show for PS3 launches this month.
SEO
1. Video SEO: watch this space.
Location based
1. Yahoo! files for location based, social augmented reality.
2. Apple has banned location targeted advertising.
2. Foursquare has tripled its traffic in the last two months.
Mobile
1. Apps are so 2009… the future’s in mobile sites.
2. Siri promises to book a table at your favourite restaurant if you tell it to.
Virtual goods
1. Kwedit, a virtual good credit site opens. Users need only to promise to pay later.
Augmented reality
1. AR Comes to video conferencing… wow.
Tech
1. Google rolls out Ocean Showcase: an underwater Street View.
Trends
1. More than half of all adult Americans use the internet for healthcare information.
