Fwix
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Foundation date | Palo Alto, California |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Area served | US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand |
| Website | http://fwix.com |
| Type of site | Consumer Web |
| Available in | English |
| Current status | Inactive |
Fwix is a local information company for developers and media publishers.[1] The mission of the company is to index the Web by location, specifically by organizing content on the Web by latitude and longitude coordinates. Fwix aggregates, in real-time, the news, events, status-updates, photos, reviews, places, and other social media in your city.[2][3]
Pivot to Radius
In April 2012, the company announced it had rebranded the company as Radius and changed its business model.[4]
References
- ↑ Claire Cain Miller "All a Cub Reporter Needs is a Scoop and an iPhone", “The New York Times”, August 30, 2009.
- ↑ Jeremy Caplan "Aggregation and the Future of Local News", “The Wall Street Journal”, April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Erick Shonfeld "Fwix Shifts from Local News to Places: ‘We are Automating Patch’ ", “TechCrunch”, September 2, 2010.
- ↑ Kim-Mai Cutler "Fwix Becomes Radius, A Tool For Salespeople Targeting Local Businesses", "Techcrunch", April 24, 2012
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