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MetaCarta to Present at the Mobile Internet World(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MetaCarta, a provider of geographic search and referencing solutions, announced Bob Warren, Vice President of Products at MetaCarta, will speak about location based search on two separate panels at Mobile Internet World. MetaCarta said it will also be exhibiting at the conference. In a release, the company noted event details: What: Mobile Internet World 2008. Location Based Services Track. Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts Who: Bob Warren, Vice President of Products, MetaCarta Panel 1: Past, Present and Future of Location-based Mobile Services Experience an introduction to location based mobile services including presentations on user privacy expectations and technology to support privacy with mobile location based services, location based mobile marketing and location based search. When: Thursday, October 23 at 2 PM Panel 2: Does LBS have a Future Beyond Navigation? While location-based services for consumers have enjoyed a fair amount of hype during the past year, no one can argue with the success enjoyed by mobile navigation services, which are consistently one of the most popular services carriers offer today. However, other applications like friend finders, family finders, location-based marketing and location-based shopping have found meager uptake in many markets. Is there a consumer market for other LBS applications besides navigation? When: Thursday, October 23 at 3 PM ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |