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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Postabon.com
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ ... -of-661739

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Postabon is a deal sharing site that works with iPhone and Android devices, but the truly innovative feature is that it uses location awareness and AI.

For example, once you connect, the site figures out where you are based on your IP address and then shows you any store discounts in your area.

Then, once you register and start browsing for deals, the site uses Common Lisp and a Hunchentootserver to track your searches and preferences (say, if you normally want to see deals on books and DVDs).


Dunno, some of you may find that useful, thought I'd post :)
Author:  forquare1 [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Postabon.com
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For example, once you connect, the site figures out where you are based on your IP address and then shows you any store discounts in your area.


But my IP address is a Birmingham one, I live three hours from Birmingham!
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Postabon.com
forquare1 wrote:
Quote:
For example, once you connect, the site figures out where you are based on your IP address and then shows you any store discounts in your area.


But my IP address is a Birmingham one, I live three hours from Birmingham!


Don't ask me ;)
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Postabon.com
pcernie wrote:
forquare1 wrote:
Quote:
For example, once you connect, the site figures out where you are based on your IP address and then shows you any store discounts in your area.


But my IP address is a Birmingham one, I live three hours from Birmingham!


Don't ask me ;)

Yes, that is a bit of a flaw - quite a lot of ISPs register all their IP addresses with the physical location of their head offices, which is probably nowhere near their customers. if it's an iPhone/Android app, why isn't it just using the GPS service on those devices anyway?
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