One of the things that I don’t think we are doing a good job of here in Canada is promoting our COVID Alert app. Most of the people I talk to don’t seem to have it installed on their phones. And most of the people… Read More
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Canada’s COVID Alert app
I installed and setup Health Canada’s COVID Alert app this morning. It’s really simple to do that. You don’t enter any personal information. You just select which province you’re in, agree to let it use your Bluetooth, and give it permission to share the random… Read More
Neural machine translation
I have been using Google Translate a lot on this trip. Few people here in Rio de Janeiro speak English. It is an incredible app that also works without cell service. You just download whatever language(s) you need to your phone. There’s a conversation feature… Read More
What could a connected lockbox mean for the residential real estate business?
I just discovered an interesting Dallas-based startup this morning called TOOR. They were on Shark Tank and haven’t yet launched their product, but it’s essentially a connected lockbox. Lockboxes are a mainstay of the residential real estate industry (they hold the keys so that co-operating… Read More
A location intelligence company
I have written about Foursquare a number of times over the years (here and here) and I continue to be a regular user. I am intrigued by all of the location-based data that they collect through their apps. Below is a recent Recode Decode (podcast)… Read More
Foursquare uses their global foot traffic data to accurately predict iPhone sales
I am a fan and long time user of Foursquare – now known as both Foursquare and Swarm. Foursquare has struggled against competitors such as Yelp.com when it comes to local business recommendations. And I have less than 100 friends on my Swarm. It doesn’t… Read More
Urban Engines launches app
About 9 months ago I wrote about a new startup called Urban Engines that was trying to improve urban mobility by using big data to optimize transit usage. Last Tuesday the app launched in 10 cities across North America. So if you’re in Boston, Chicago,… Read More
How I moved over the last 3 weeks
At the beginning of this year I wrote a post about a mobile tracking app called Moves that I had heard about through my friend Sachin Monga. He had just published a beautiful set maps showing where he physically spent his time in both Toronto… Read More
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