We have recently released a few new features.  The first is a feature for the small business and enables the owner to quickly publish verbal message advertisements or promotions concerning their store’s special offerings, and target those ‘Biz Mark’ messages to mobile users traveling within the store vicinity.  You can read more about the new Biz Mark feature in the below press release.  We hope this free Biz service helps small business owners communicate with mobile users and brings relevant information to GeoGraffiti end-users looking for local promotions, etc.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb1038134.htm

Also, we have added another way for users to designate their location (for phones without GPS capabilities).  The new feature gives the user the option to enter a location’s phone number (previously only zip code).  GeoGraffiti will look up the address of the location based on this phone number and geotag it accordingly.  A phone number can be used to designate a location for searching Voice Marks, or used to publish a Voice Mark about a particular location.  Since we correlate the phone number to an exact address, it is more accurate than using the general area zip code.

Finally, we will be a sponsor at the Twiistup 4 event in Santa Monica, CA on July 17th.  It is currently a sold out event, but if you are luckly enough to be attending, please stop by our booth to check out our latest demo.  Not only will we be giving away some fun gifts, but we’ll be demoing an exciting new feature and announcing an upcoming ’Best Voice Marker’ contest to win a new Jawbone bluetooth headset.  We have one spare ticket to the Twiistup event, so if you are interested in going please contact us - the first request will get this free attendee ticket.

We are working hard to bring new and useful features to GeoGraffiti.  The location-specific voice platform was built for you the people and like all platforms dependant on community generated content, it will become more valuable as more content is added.  So please take a minute and Voice Mark your hood with your opinions or advice!

Cheers