This 'lightning-talk' was delivered at the VGI Preconference at the AAG meetings in Seattle, 11 April 2011. Organized by Dan Sui, Michael Goodchild, and Sarah Elwood.

1. More-than-human contact, conspicuous mobility, and the digital frontier Matthew W. Wilson Assistant Professor of Geography Ball State University [email_address] 11 April 2011

2. Feel like a wallflower? Maybe it’s your Facebook wall (Wortham 2011)

3. Feel like a wallflower? Maybe it’s your Facebook wall (Wortham 2011) “ As the alerts came in, my mind began to race. Three friends, I learned, had arrived at a music venue near my apartment. But why? What was happening there? Then I saw pictures of other friends enjoying fancy milkshakes at a trendy restaurant. Suddenly, my simple domestic pleasures paled in comparison with the things I could be doing.”

5. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

6. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

7. “ Headphones connected to the iPhone, iPhone connected to the Internet, connected to the Google, connected to the government.” (M.I.A., The Message , 2010)

10. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

11. 2001 ish European LBS:  bars, food, taxis  SMS FriendFinder US LBS:  AT&T Find Friends

12. 2001 ish European LBS:  bars, food, taxis  SMS FriendFinder US LBS:  AT&T Find Friends 2005… Google Earth Google Maps API Dopplr.com Qype.com Loopt.com Brightkite.com

13. 2001 ish European LBS:  bars, food, taxis  SMS FriendFinder US LBS:  AT&T Find Friends 2005… Google Earth Google Maps API Dopplr.com Qype.com Loopt.com Brightkite.com 10 applications that make the most of location (from Biba 2009) 1 Drive fast, avoid the cops (locations of known speed traps): Trapster 2 Sleep easy, we ’ll wake you (missing your stop on public transit): iNap 3 Play tag, with strangers: JOYity 4 Call a cab, the easy way (location-aware cab services): Cab4Me 5 Scan a barcode, find a deal (local deals): ShopSavy 6 See the world, through Google ’s eyes: Google Earth 7 Train your phone to know its place (location-aware phone ringer settings): Locale 8 Look Up! Be a stellar student (what stars are above): GoSkyWatch 9 Dark Alley? Call for help (location-aware alarm system): SafetyNet 10 Go here when you gotta go (location-aware facility finding): SitOrSquat

14. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

15. March 2009  SXSW  foursquare Launch

16. March 2009  SXSW  foursquare Launch

17. March 2009  SXSW  foursquare Launch

18. March 2009  SXSW  foursquare Launch

19. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

20. conspicuous mobility check ins  conspicuous consumption check ins  6 million users (end of 2010) check ins  380 million check-ins

21. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

22. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

24. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

25. geographies of ‘ volunteered ’ geographic information Conditions of emergence Continued development Production Re-production / mashup Limits to re-production Use / interpretation Limits to use Challenges to disciplinary thinking

28. Google Map Marker 2010 by [ Mooi ], Flickr Friday . 10am Technologies of Mobility 2 Convention Center 204 “ Location-based services, conspicuous mobility, and the location-aware future”