Publishers, Marketers, and the Gap Scenario

As I laid out in my original post (and my 2005 book), location aware services are not yet a cultural habit, in particular ambient ones. But it won't be long before we assume that our public presence is, in effect, a search, one for which we will expect a response from any number of potential respondents.

What I find interesting is that the first innovators in this space are publishers, for the most part, rather than marketers. I'm not certain that this will stand. As many of you know from reading my thoughts here, I'm convinced that all marketers are now publishers, and the best ones will figure out how to add value in the context of ambient location aware scenarios. Platforms (like Google, Twitter, Facebook, Yelp) will be key mediators, but I'm not sure what we understand to be traditional publishers (like Daily Candy) can hold this ground. We'll see....
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(From the "John Battelle's Searchblog" blog post. Thanks to John Battelle.)