This 'lightning-talk' was delivered at the VGI Preconference at the AAG meetings in Seattle, 11 April 2011. Organized by Dan Sui, Michael Goodchild, and Sarah Elwood.
Potential of AI (Generative AI) in Business: Learnings and Insights
More-than-than human contact, conspicuous mobility, and the digital frontier
1. More-than-human contact, conspicuous mobility, and the digital frontier Matthew W. Wilson Assistant Professor of Geography Ball State University [email_address] 11 April 2011
2. Feel like a wallflower? Maybe it’s your Facebook wall (Wortham 2011)
3. Feel like a wallflower? Maybe it’s your Facebook wall (Wortham 2011) “ As the alerts came in, my mind began to race. Three friends, I learned, had arrived at a music venue near my apartment. But why? What was happening there? Then I saw pictures of other friends enjoying fancy milkshakes at a trendy restaurant. Suddenly, my simple domestic pleasures paled in comparison with the things I could be doing.”
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5. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
6. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
7. “ Headphones connected to the iPhone, iPhone connected to the Internet, connected to the Google, connected to the government.” (M.I.A., The Message , 2010)
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10. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
11. 2001 ish European LBS: bars, food, taxis SMS FriendFinder US LBS: AT&T Find Friends
12. 2001 ish European LBS: bars, food, taxis SMS FriendFinder US LBS: AT&T Find Friends 2005… Google Earth Google Maps API Dopplr.com Qype.com Loopt.com Brightkite.com
13. 2001 ish European LBS: bars, food, taxis SMS FriendFinder US LBS: AT&T Find Friends 2005… Google Earth Google Maps API Dopplr.com Qype.com Loopt.com Brightkite.com 10 applications that make the most of location (from Biba 2009) 1 Drive fast, avoid the cops (locations of known speed traps): Trapster 2 Sleep easy, we ’ll wake you (missing your stop on public transit): iNap 3 Play tag, with strangers: JOYity 4 Call a cab, the easy way (location-aware cab services): Cab4Me 5 Scan a barcode, find a deal (local deals): ShopSavy 6 See the world, through Google ’s eyes: Google Earth 7 Train your phone to know its place (location-aware phone ringer settings): Locale 8 Look Up! Be a stellar student (what stars are above): GoSkyWatch 9 Dark Alley? Call for help (location-aware alarm system): SafetyNet 10 Go here when you gotta go (location-aware facility finding): SitOrSquat
14. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
19. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
20. conspicuous mobility check ins conspicuous consumption check ins 6 million users (end of 2010) check ins 380 million check-ins
21. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
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24. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking
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28. Google Map Marker 2010 by [ Mooi ], Flickr Friday . 10am Technologies of Mobility 2 Convention Center 204 “ Location-based services, conspicuous mobility, and the location-aware future”