So far, local businesses have tried to tap into this location-data-love-fest by posting signs in their windows with social media logos begging customers to friend and follow them.

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Tap into your smartphone's location features to learn more about the world around you.

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With those billion customers walking around with radios in their hands Nokia has the chance to tap into the world's largest location-aware network.

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The location has become so synonymous with the stranger moments in rock music history that the films Almost Famous and This Is Spinal Tap used the hotel as a filming location, both in an effort to add a bit of authenticity and as a wink to music fans in the know.

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Enterprises can deploy M2M technology now to reduce the cost of field service management through remote maintenance, they can optimize fleet scheduling with real-time location and traffic data and they can tap into new business models such as usage-based (or pay-as-you) go billing.

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