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May 8th, 2008
Skyhook Sponsoring Where 2.0 and WhereCamp

Skyhook is once again sponsoring Where 2.0 (May 12 - 14, Burlingame) and WhereCamp (May 17-18, Googleplex, Mountain View).
At Where 2.0, you can come see us at our booth and check out some Skyhookers at their speaking slots - Jed is on theĀ  Monetizing Maps and Mashups panel and Ryan is speaking about the LocationAware […]

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What's possible?

Social networking
Wi-Fi location automates location publishing between friends in online communities.
Tours
Want to provide a truly interactive experience? Geotag your content and use your participant's exact location as the guide
Ads
Deliver highly targeted ads by knowing exactly where your potential customer is - with 30 meter accuracy.
Games
Location aware gameplay can get gamers to interact with the local environment in incredibly cool and fun ways.
Geotagging
Geotag photos just like GPS. But without costly hardware, a long time-to-fix, and limited accuracy in urban areas.
Local search
Your users can find what they want in their current neighborhood with powerfully location-aware local search.
RFID
Wi-Fi location supports RFID with added positioning accuracy in difficult environments
Asset tracking
Skyhook can help keep track of your goods deep in urban areas, through the last mile
Navigation
Use stand-alone Wi-Fi location or as a compliment to GPS for accurate and reliable turn-by-turn navigation and positioning.
Web location
Let your users instantly share their location and serve up relevant content, nearby store locations and lucrative targeted ads.