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Chapter 16, Problem 1OC
Program Plan Intro
Pinterest:
Pinterest is a mobile and web application technology company which is used to obtain information from internet using images and on a smaller scale, GIFs and videos.
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Use of Wireless Business applications by Pinterest:
Wireless business applications use satellite technologies. The three type of wireless business technologies are:
- GPS- GPS stands for Global Positioning system and it is a satellite based navigation system that provides extremely accurate information on position, time and speed.
- Pinterest uses GPS to know the user’s location and informs user about various pins and threads trending in their location and shows advertisements related to the user’s location.
- GIS- GIS stands for Geographic
Information System and it is asystem designed to store, analyze and manipulate spatial or geographic data.- GIS on Pinterest is location information that can be shown on map and is used to track user’s statistics based on geographical location.
- LBS- LBS stands for Location Based Service and it is a software application that requires knowledge about where the mobile device is located.
- Pinterest uses LBS to use location information to provide a service used by both GPS and GIS.
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Chapter 16 Solutions
BUSINESS DRIVEN TECH (LL) W/CONNECT >I
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