So I think these location-aware services are now in their prime time to be fully commercialized.

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For product strategists, this new gold mine of information means opportunities to create new experiences based on location-aware services.

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Most location-aware services that have succeeded so far have been social.

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Along that same data spine, customers can add reviews, limousine services and florists can enhance the dining experience, and a location-aware Smartphone app can tell you what restaurant within walking distance of where you are has a table available right now.

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