GeoTagging with Shozu explained

Are you a mobile camera power user? If so then you know about Shozu (I hope) if not then you should, particularly if you like to blog your photos, flickr them or share them with others. Shozu recently updated to R4 and the geotagging support has been enhanced - to date I was never really happy with the results. Over on the Shozu Blog the team has provided a nice primer on how the shozu GeoTagging works and provides a cool tour of San Fran - see also shozu.com

Farcast Moblogger

Another tip on an interesting mobile app to consider adding to the portfolio.. Farcast Mobile Blogger... To get Moblogger, you have to first register with Farcast. Depending on your phone, you will then be given the option to download it straight onto your phone (over-the-air) or to download an installation file onto your PC and install it via your normal means of PC synchronisation (Bluetooth, USB, cable, cradle or infrared). See http://moblogger.farcast.eu/

MoDazzle offers mobile access to your social communities

Here's a tip on another interesting app that mobile-enables access to your social networks like linkedIn, facebook, salesforce.com etc... Check out more at http://modazzle.com

Beta testers for MyLoki

The crew at Skyhook wireless are inviting Beta testers for MyLoki - MyLoki location-enables social networking. As you travel around MyLoki can automatically let your friends know where you are using your favorite platform - Facebook, RSS Feeds, bages for your blog or even Jaiku. You can pick and choose how and where you want your location displayed. MyLoki automates location sharing and lets you choose how and where your location is displayed. Every time you’re in a new place, you’ll check into MyLoki, simply by opening your browser or manually entering your location. The MyLoki Facebook application will post all of your locations to your Mini Feed, showing your Facebook network where you are. Request your invite to the Beta here - see also the blog at http://www.loki.com/blog/

GyPSii social networking platform for Symbian OS

New Geo-location social networking platform accredited for Nokia's N95 and 6110 Navigator. GyPSii combines - in a web-based application - a social networking platform, location-based news and services such as search and friend-finder, and user generated content-creation and sharing.
Designed specifically for use on a mobile phone, the GyPSii platform is already compatible with Windows Mobile devices and by adding Symbian and Nokia support, GyPSii is now available on the vast majority of mobile phones and almost any Internet connected device. GyPSii for Nokia and Windows Mobile is available for download at the company's website- www.gypsii.com.

Mobiluck New Location-Based Socialising Service

Share Where you are With Your Friends and Alert Each Other When You're Nearby, all on Your Mobile Phone or Computer. Mobiluck supports the Nokia N95 and many other devices. Features include:
Spot your friends in a crowd, a pub, a nearby room
Detect all Bluetooth devices around you
Send messages to strangers with no need of their phone number
Send unlimited messages for free
Send easily messages, pictures, business cards, files
Communicate discreetly during a meeting, a dinner, a conference
Discover other MobiLuckers first name, age, passions, job, picture, phone number
Create your own profile, nice, smart, and funny
Protect your phone against viruses
Make other people discover MobiLuck

http://www.mobiluck.co.uk

Explore the Earth with Earthcomber - A suggested Nokia N95 app!

Nokia N95 Suggested Application... I recently added a nifty location-aware search application to my mobile device (Nokia N95) which I discovered via the Nokia Content Discoverer ... aka. content downloader application. Earthcomber enables local search and takes advantage of the built-in GPS that comes with the Nokia N95. Read on for more on this cool, must-have mobile application for anyone who's using a GPS smartphone like the N95, N82, or E90


See the full article here

Share your content in a Mobile friendly manner with MOSH

A tip... Have you MOSHed yet? MOSH (stands for mobilize and share) is an application just out from Nokia. It enables users to explore and share mobile friendly content. The app is optimized for mobile use although you can use it with your PC as well very comfortably. Simply create a profile and then upload photos, videos, games, documents, applications (i.e. demo ware) etc... its an awesome way to share your content with a HUGE community of mobile users. At first you may wonder why bother, although if you've ever struggled to get data onto your phone you may like this one. For example, you could create a PDF or Word version of your resume and add it as one of your documents.. then while on the road if you ever want your resume, want to send it to someone etc... you can simply send it to your phone or anyone's device for that matter... its very cool! MOSH is free and you don't have to have a NOKIA smartphone to use it.. any web-enabled device that can hit the Internet will work just fine. Check out my MOSH at http://mosh.nokia.com/user/gisuser

follow friends on your phone through Twitter

Twitter has just been updated with some new features... for example, one new feature allows anyone to track concepts in real time over SMS or IM. Tell Twitter what words or phrases you're interested in and you'll receive updates containing those words the instant anyone Twitters them. One of the most popular words being tracked by people right now is "overheard." Send "track overheard" to Twitter to find out why. (Send "untrack" if you change your mind and "stats" to get a list of words you track.) http://twitter.com/blog/2007/09/tracking-twitter.html Or, interested in knowing more about a twitterer... now you can send "whois username" to find out more about that person, or "follow username" to follow his or her updates

More on social networking with utterz

This is a very interesting application designed to be used from a PC client or mobile. It's rather "twitterish" and then some. After setting up a profile (free) users can then configure for auto blog updates where the application then feeds a user's weblog (most popular apps seem to be supported). I configured it to post all my updates to this blogger blog and it did so immediately without hassle - it even realizes that I have multiple blogger profiles in my setup, something my apps freak-out on! Widgets are provided - see right sidebar - where my utterz are also available for viewing and listening. So far I've uploaded a message via the familiar PC client through their website, very simple, and it seems that the text is also turned into an audio clip available on the widget. I've also sent a photos and a video via mobile (N95). I did notice that having the auto blog-update as well as a widget is a bit redundant but remember I was simply testing the functionality.

Utterz seems to have freaked out a bit on the Shozu, recall I use shozu on my mobile to crunch data when uploading... it also neables me to easily send multi-media without having to go through a cumbersome SMS or email send process. Utterz seems to want to post an audio clip from shozu (odd) and then the video does in fact get uploaded.. I'll have to mess around some more. Finally, the audio welcome message that is now available for listening to via the widget was created simply by me calling the special phone number and leaving the message... I'm imagining leaving messages on a personal blog using this or maybe even posting a bunch of audio clips when I'm attending a conference.. imagine live updates from every session or booth I visit while on the road.. way cool! The final test will be to see if the utter blog posts freak out planet geosapatial as I know I've had problems with this in the past, for example, when I auto blog update images from flickr the planet GS freaks out and then I typically get an email from JAmes asking me what's up ;0) For more on utterz see http://www.utterz.com

Share your content in a Mobile friendly manner with MOSH

A tip... Have you MOSHed yet? MOSH (stands for mobilize and share) is an application just out from Nokia. It enables users to explore and share mobile friendly content. The app is optimized for mobile use although you can use it with your PC as well very comfortably. Simply create a profile and then upload photos, videos, games, documents, applications (i.e. demo ware) etc... its an awesome way to share your content with a HUGE community of mobile users. At first you may wonder why bother, although if you've ever struggled to get data onto your phone you may like this one. For example, you could create a PDF or Word version of your resume and add it as one of your documents.. then while on the road if you ever want your resume, want to send it to someone etc... you can simply send it to your phone or anyone's device for that matter... its very cool! MOSH is free and you don't have to have a NOKIA smartphone to use it.. any web-enabled device that can hit the Internet will work just fine. Check out my MOSH at http://mosh.nokia.com/user/gisuser

LiveContacts localizer now supports nokia N95

The LiveContacts localizer (frind finder app) is now supporting Nokia N95 and other S60 3rd edition devices. FYI,Livecontacts is a solution from the Dutch company webintegration that facilitates the exchange of location based information between trusted contacts. A bundle of applications is offered to both consumers and businesses. The core of the system contains position information of the registered users. The whereabouts of users can be based upon their mobile phones (GSM CellID), GPS coordinates or IP addresses. See more at http://www.livecontacts.com

Twitter for Nokia N95 - Twibble

here's a nifty mobile app designed specifically for a GPS-enabled device user who wants to Twitter. See http://www.das-zentralorgan.de/twibble#install - see twitter.com if you don't know what I'm talking about!