To Check-In or Not To Check-In?

Pegshot Co-Founder, Phil Thomas Di Giulio will be speaking July 22nd in Boston @MITX on the state of location based services. If you're in Boston tomorrow, come on down and join the conversation! For tickets and complete details visit the MITX website. Summary below...

To Check-In or Not To Check-In? The Opportunities of Location Based Social Networking

When: 8:00 - 10:00 AM - Thursday, July 22 2010

Location:
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA (view map)

Event Description:
Become a mayor, collect a coveted item, create a picture storyboard of where you've been - location based social networking (a.k.a. "LBS") is fun, but is it more than just fun and games? Like the early stages of Twitter, LBS has its challenges (stability, adoption rates, etc.).  But - whether it be lead generation, loyalty or business intelligence / data visualization and segmentation - the potential for businesses and marketers to leverage the power of location based knowledge is significant.

Join this discussion, designed for marketing professionals and social media communicators who need a clearer understanding of the platforms and opportunities of location based social networking. Learn more here >

Speakers:
- Mike Schneider - VP, Director Digital Incubator, Allen and Gerritsen (moderator)
- Phil Thomas Di Giulio - Co-Founder, Pegshot.com
- Leighann Farrelly - Marketing Director, Yelp.com
- Wayne Sutton - Business Development & Marketing Strategist, TriOut

 

Pegshot Co-Founder Speaking on Local, Mobile and Social Convergence

Pegshot Co-Founder, Phil Thomas Di Giulio (@holaphil) will be speaking on July 14th in San Francisco about local, mobile and social practices in real estate marketing. If you make it to the Real Estate Connect Conference next week, come by and say hello. Full details on the panel below.

How the Local + Mobile + Social Convergence Will Rock Your Marketing World
INNOVATION TRACK 2: Technology and Media
Wednesday, July 14 2010
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Event Description:
Soon, your Website will no longer be your most important online touch point. Learn how to think beyond the homepage and engage people where they are.

Moderator: 
Gahlord Dewald, President/Janitor, Thoughtfaucet (@gahlord)

Panelists:
- Phil Thomas Di Giulio, Co-Founder, WellcomeMat (@wellcomemat) & Pegshot (@pegshot)
- Stephen Hood, Co-Founder, Blockchalk, (@blockchalk)
- Darian Shirazi, Founder & CEO, Fwix (@darian314)

 

Pegshot + Mashable US Summer Tour

Mashable kicks off their US Summer Tour this coming Saturday in Seattle! If you're in one of the following cities over the next month, be sure to sign up for a night of networking, music and good times! While you're at it, why not peg a few shots at the event?Now anyone attending one of the following events can tag shots to that event and automatically broadcast them on Twitter (w/ a hashtag), Facebook, Flickr, Posterous and Tumblr. 

For more information, click one of the following cities:

1. Seattle: Saturday, July 9th

2. San Francisco: Wednesday, July 14

3. Washington DC: Wednesday, August 5

4. New York City: Monday, August 9

5. Chicago: Wednesday, August 11

Zoom - A Good Word for Pegshot

The word "Zoom" makes our team smile and-since the newest iPhone software includes a camera zoom (see example below) - we thought we'd reach out with a high five for all Pegshot users. Psyched!!

We also thought that it was time to let you all know that the newest version (code-name Bedrock) of our iPhone app (available now!) is zooming in a new way: much faster uploads! The deal is this: we're into quality around here. And, since releasing our apps, we've been pretty stubborn in regards to the minimum amount of photo/video quality that we were willing to accept for our users. Our goal, after all, is to be the absolute best mobile media platform...

 

The problem with higher quality videos and photos is that they are larger files and, with many of us dealing with less than stellar network connections, too many uploads were failing. We're sincerely sorry if you were one of the unlucky Pegshot users dealing with this!

We have made as many tweaks as necessary to optimize our media upload processes and-quite honestly-photo uploads are now FLYING! We still have work to do with video, but we wanted to get into touch and acknowledge and accept our challenges. We're on it!

Thanks very much for reading!

Download Pegshot for your iPhone here >

Pegshot for Places and Venues

Videos and photos have magnetic capabilities! Send valuable video and photo
messages into the real-time/social web and pull customers to your location!

Pegshot is the fastest, most efficient way to broadcast location specific video and photo messages straight from your mobile phone. If you are someone in charge of building and maintaining your customer base, Pegshot is a must have.

Here's how it works: 

1. Get Pegshot
Sign Up on Pegshot.com OR Download Pegshot to Your iPhone or Android device. **Android users can find PegShot in the Android Market. Search for "pegshot".

 

2. Connect Your Social Media Accounts
Open Pegshot and connect your social media accounts for sharing videos and photos with your fans on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

3. Start Broadcasting Video and Photos Tagged to Your Business!
Use your iPhone or Android to instantly broadcast news, specials, or just fun messages to all your fans and followers. Share shots (videos & photos) on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and more.

Examples:

1. Free World Cup Taste Off Today http://pegshot.com/place/b1836d2yb/917haabui @bkwinexchange (138 Court Street - Brooklyn, NY)

2. St. Patty's Day Specials! http://pegd.at/89d69bf5e @ Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace (950 Pearl Street - Boulder, CO)

3. Check out hand-built @grainsurfboards http://pegd.at/cbagaab8f @ Farias Surf  (LBI, NJ - Ship Bottom, NJ)

4. Tickets Available for Tonight's John Butler Trio Show - $25 at the door. http://pegd.at/25e49bfic @ John Butler Trio at the Fox (Boulder, CO) #johnbutler