tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981591283880108832024-03-04T23:45:02.028-08:00Magic Blue Circleskignzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744622301050877527noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798159128388010883.post-47245689415226118712017-09-27T14:00:00.000-07:002017-11-01T18:29:42.277-07:00You are invited to celebrate the Magical Blue Circle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1le7ZU_IjrdzEZvbGTVVfklGPGarPjNwcZPg8Mch3Thq5bE69InhaAS4OjkT9zhGIjucrU1M1zlPV19TxW1ELvWUTswzecRgwwAxNWPuH4PapQgmrZelErnl_65uvdEZ70CbHCB6lxw/s1600/MBC+Blog+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="360" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1le7ZU_IjrdzEZvbGTVVfklGPGarPjNwcZPg8Mch3Thq5bE69InhaAS4OjkT9zhGIjucrU1M1zlPV19TxW1ELvWUTswzecRgwwAxNWPuH4PapQgmrZelErnl_65uvdEZ70CbHCB6lxw/s320/MBC+Blog+2.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>This is the icon that put location services on the map and it's having a birthday.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That birthday is November 28 and this year it will be 10. (Here's the link to the <a href="http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-magical-blue-circle-on-your-map.html?m=1">original Google Mobile Blog</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Within hours of being announced, people wanted more. <i>"All it needs now is voice for directions."</i> <i>"Enable touch screen!"</i>. <i>"When is it going to be available for the iphone?" </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Undaunted, the Blue Circle delivered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the blue circle began to feel left out in the cold ... closed out. Literally. Before entering restaurants, pulling into a driveway or walking into a party, once it's job was done, people would turn it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ironically, as the location business moved from Beta to Big Time, the Blue Circle was getting lost in the crowd. New capabilities were being added to and combined with location. <i>"Are people taking advantage of me?"</i> The Blue Circle wondered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Worse, people started questioning the blue circle's motives. Some stopped spending time with it. Some only used it when absolutely necessary. Others even called it creepy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The circle went from being blue to feeling Blue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But none the less, the Blue Circle has remained a loyal friend. It quietly does what it does, which is to say it is adding value to people's live day in and day out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But now we have a chance to celebrate our slightly sad, but still magical, true blue friend. Some of you reading this know what we do, but for those who don't, we're a location-based augmented reality experience enabler. What we do is add detail to one's natural environment, enhancing locations in ways people will love and welcome. We've been around for a few years and we owe a lot to Blue Circle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago, we realized that what we're doing is probably contributing to making the Blue Circle just a little sad. (skignz does some pretty good tricks.) This is why we're taking the lead to recognize this big birthday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you owe something to the Blue Circle and have your own special tricks and want a way to tell your story (not ours), or just want an excuse to throw a party, join us in showing the love. Just share an email and we'll reply with a link that shares more of our insights and ideas about what we're planning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This will be fun. After all, it's a party...</span><br />
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skignzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744622301050877527noreply@blogger.com1Atlanta, GA, USA33.7489954 -84.387982433.3266004 -85.0334294 34.1713904 -83.7425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798159128388010883.post-64076510211484807442007-11-28T15:49:00.000-08:002017-11-01T18:28:49.636-07:00Indicating where you are?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What purpose does it serve? What is the larger blue circle around it identify?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All questions that have been asked since Google Maps implemented the use of this <i>'pulsating blue circle/dot'.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On this date, 28th November 2007, this magical blue circle appeared on Google Maps. People were asking questions ... wanting to know more about this blue circle that seemed to know where they were. It was a bit creepy as it could pinpoint their actual location.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2017, we can't imagine the excitement this created 10 years ago. How excited we all were about this new location services technology? You may remember it being launched, but most people probably don't. But we can guarantee there will have been an air of excitement when it was launched.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This was something amazingly new that took location services to the next level. It was a game-changer in the digital world. But today, it seems people have forgotten how special the magical blue circle is, so you can <a href="https://magicbluecircle.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/you-are-invited-to-celebrate-magical.html">read here why we are celebrating the magical blue circle's 10th birthday.</a></span><br />
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skignzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744622301050877527noreply@blogger.com0San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.4194155000000136.9717915 -123.71030900000001 38.578067499999996 -121.12852200000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798159128388010883.post-87934110787401672342007-11-28T05:34:00.000-08:002017-11-01T18:29:08.344-07:00The day that the Magical Blue Circle is Born...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>On this day way back in 2007 The Magical Blue Circle was born, in Palo Alto, California, US.</b></span></div>
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This was the date that location services really upped its game.</div>
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So 10 years ago, the magical blue circle did not exist. Can you imagine not having Google Maps to try and figure out where you are? You probably haven't thought about it.</div>
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But when Google Maps introduced the My Location technology, the users were very excited, as you can imagine.</div>
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However, 10 years on, this magical blue circle has been taken for granted. When was the last time you actually thought about how amazing this technology is? How much has developed since because of the magical blue circle? When was the last time you used the magical blue circle and expected it to get you from A to B?</div>
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Well because we feel the magical blue circle has literally been left feeling sad and blue, we wanted to celebrate it's 10th birthday.</div>
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<a href="https://www.skignz.com/magicbluecircle/">You read more details here</a>.<br />
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skignzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744622301050877527noreply@blogger.com0Palo Alto, CA, USA37.4418834 -122.1430194999999837.2400059 -122.46574299999997 37.643760900000004 -121.82029599999998