Google Latitude Apps
Google released 2 apps for Latitude that automatically update Google Talk, Gmail chat, any website; http://tr.im/kt3f
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Gerrit Eicker 23:17 on 4. May 2009 Permalink |
Google: “Google Talk location status (beta) automatically updates your Google Talk or Gmail chat status message with your Latitude location. With this application enabled, all of your chat buddies can see your most recent city-level location. The Google Public Location Badge lets you publish your Latitude location on your blog or website. You can choose to show just the city that you are in or you can have your device’s location detected automatically, using GPS, Wi-Fi, or cell tower ID, which provides a more specific location.”
TC: “Before these apps, there was no way to broadcast your location to the public at large via Latitude, only to your own Gmail contacts through the Latitude feature. Now you can publicize your location more broadly via Gmail Chat and your blog. Of course there are privacy concerns with publicly sharing your location at all times, but it is already happening and public geo-broadcasting will only become more popular over time.”
RWW: “Google is clearly taking a very serious look at location aware services and according to today’s blog post, the company plans to introduce more applications that can make use of one’s Latitude data in the near future.”
Mashable: “In other news, while I was impressed with Google Latitude at launch, I’m not actively using it today. Part of the reason is privacy – I’m not super stoked about sharing my location all of the time, and don’t want the hassle of turning the app on and off. Another issue is that I don’t feel like building a separate contact network, and would rather Facebook and/or Twitter simply build location-aware features.”
SEL: “Google is also cautioning people to be aware of the privacy implications. Users cannot be selectively blocked. When these apps are enabled everyone gets to see your location (hence the city level recommendation). – Google had previously said that there were over a million sign-ups for Latitude in the first couple of weeks. I asked for any update on that number but Google said it wasn’t going to share anything further on user numbers for the time being.”