[tropshop]

> built almost exactly the same thing in 2009 (at the peak of 'hyperlocal' hype)

In 2009, there was around 25 million smart phone users. We will close out this decade close to 3 billion. That is half the world with a geo-location based device in their pocket which grabs their attention for hours each day.

The peak may have been Pokemon Go, or maybe we aren't even there yet.

[nkozyra]

We probably aren't there yet in practice, but the hype far preceded things like Pokemon Go. Foursquare really kicked it off.

[zack2018]

true

[zack2018]

True, there are many things to do to improve the quality of services/products using the devices geo-location, not only in the gaming business.