How to use Geolocation in your webapp @ FOWA Dublin 2010
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Building geolocation into your web app is becoming a necessity for almost everyone these days. It's a complex problem though, so in this session you'll learn from how Twitter is doing this and pick up important lessons for your web app.
Transcript of How to use Geolocation in your webapp @ FOWA Dublin 2010
How to use Geolocation in your web app
Raffi Krikorian, Twitter @raffiFuture of Web Apps, Dublin, 2010
People want to talk about where they are
People want to discover what’s around them
Location is -
Location is -
Context and Relevancy
Location is -
Context for production
Location is -
Context for consumption
Location is -
Globally applicable, locally relevant
When people think of location, they think of a place
Sometimes the actual place doesn’t matter
What makes a place?
What makes a place?
53o20’44.5”N, 6o15’39.7”W
What makes a place?
Temple Bar / Dublin / Ireland
What makes a place?
Rome or Roma / Tokyo or 東京
What makes a place?
WOEID 560743 or twID cd7c17e3e56d7920
How do I get started?
IP-based location
W3C Geolocation
Coalition of the willing
Brokered location
Location databases
But, why?
I’m a user, andI want the future
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Associated Press
Thanks!
