Another market he is bullish on is localized content and mapping.
In Africa, the company said it wants to deliver "personalized and localized content" to users.
Some of these tools allow Fan page administrators to moderate comments, offer localized content or coupons to their fans, and integrate shopping applications.
We are impressed with their technical sophistication, localized content, and the entrepreneurial team that has proven they can build state of the art products".
But it will have localized content, using GEO IP targeting to deliver headlines for teams from whatever region you are in above all others.
That's why Internet.org is launching a contest to build apps that convince Indian farmers, migrant workers, women, and students why the Internet is valuable by offering localized content.
Rdio will also offer localized content including music from popular Brazilian artists made available through licensing deals with the major labels and local Brazil distributors and labels such as Som Livre, DeckDisk and OiMusica.
"We believe in the transformative power of technology to elevate the urban experience – delivering benefits like free internet connectivity, real-time information, localized content, and civic services – as Link has done on the streets of New York City and London," said Ari Buchalter, CEO of Intersection.
While Android phones already offer Google's official app store, Cellmania CEO Ronjon Nag says that many carriers and manufacturers are looking for a way to offer their own stores, where they can feature localized content and sell media like music, ring tones, video, and graphics (none of which can currently be sold through Google's store).
The strategy so far has been to expand quickly into numerous markets by adapting to each country, localizing content, reaching agreements with local providers and signing on Country Managers based out of Spain.
Following in the footsteps of Zynga, this was part of GREE's bigger remit to further localize content.
