The LBS services currently provide very limited benefits to consumers. the
problem is that it cost about 10 yen to obtain and/or update one set of
location coordinates. There are more business applications but here
conventional GPS is much cheaper when the business person is using a car.
Currently the best applications for GPS are for business people who visit
customers via train. My forthcoming book from John Wiley devotes one
chapter to this subject.
jeff funk
At 11:56 03/08/08 +0900, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Does anyone have any reputable information or links to information on how
>popular these location-based services are here in Japan? Or how about
>similar services offered by other providers around the world?
>
>Are they offering any measurable benefits to local merchants? Are these
>services profitable for the content provider?
>
>In a recent conversation with a European operator, they mentioned that
>these types of services were a "must-have". Aside from consumer
>perceptions, are there any profitability/usage factors that support this
>position?
>
>I appreciate any help you could give me on this. All the information that
>I am finding is just industry hype.... your help in busting through the
>hype to find the trail of money would be extremely appreciated.
>
>Best,
> Philip
>
>
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Received on Mon Aug 11 04:35:43 2003