Use Earthcomber on your wireless PDA to find the restaurants, stores, landmarks and other location-based info. You can customize your likes/dislikes to filter places and subscribe to user created guides for content that suits you. You can also purchase SpotGuides which overlay content from Mobile Guides or Moon Guides on your PDA maps. This article in USA Today and an online demo both provide good overviews.
Jim founded the firm in 2002 after spending 23 years in the media industry, including 7 years with Harpo Productions. As a touring motorcyclist, he knew plenty of wonderful, hidden places (antique stores, odd bars, small car museums) just off the road. He wanted to create an easy way to alert drivers of those gems before they sped past. While at Harpo, Jim was the executive producer of Oprah.com, where he led innovations such as online journals and a system that helped producers quickly find guests for any topic.
Dimensions: TBD people x 4 years x $ NDA
Funding: Private investors
Customers: Retailers, restaurants and others who are looking for curious and mobile customers
Location: Chicago [River Forest] + www.earthcomber.com
