Geomium

Geomium
Type of businessPrivate company
Type of site
Social networking
Founded2009
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Founder(s)Ben Dowling, Michael Fergusson
CEOMichael Fergusson
URLhttp://geomium.com
Current statusDefunct

Geomium is a location-based social networking website, and iPhone application, founded by Ben Dowling and Michael Fergusson.[1] Unlike many other location-based services which focus on a single type of information, such as places or events, Geomium combines places, events, deals and people all into a single application. It aggregates its information from sources such as Yelp, Qype and Eventful.[2] The service launched to the public on 29 September 2010, focusing initially on London, UK, with more cities and mobile platforms are planned.[3]

In addition to all of the aggregated local information Geomium provides real-time location updates, allowing users to see exactly where their friends are, rather than the last location they checked into.[4] In addition to private member-to-member communication the site features "shouts", public location-tagged announcements and recommendations that other users can comment on.[5]

Geomium doesn't offer "badges" or other game mechanic type rewards that are currently popular among location-based services. Instead it is aiming to be a useful application that is attractive to the mass consumer,[6] and aims to "connect people with the people and places around them, creating a social awareness that does not currently exist".[7]

According to Ben Dowling, Geomium was discontinued in November 2011, with an open email to 50,000 users from its founders. Later on, in April 2013, Ben Dowling founded another location-focused business, an IP address data provider, IPinfo.io.

References

  1. ^ Halliday, Josh (29 September 2010). "Elevator Pitch: Geomium launches, challenging Foursquare et al". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Geomium, a location-based social network powered by data from Yelp, Qype and Eventful"[permanent dead link], TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Geomium launches in London" Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ScreenWords. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. ^ "UK start-up promises to be the best location-based social network ", ShinyShiny. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Geomium lets you locate nearby restaurants, deals and offers", PC Advisor. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Is Geomium the app to take location truly mainstream?", TheNextWeb. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Geomium launches, challenging Foursquare et al", Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2010.


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