- Ignoring Pokemon Go Is a Huge Business Mistake. Here's Why - Inc.
- 3 Major Marketing Insights From Pokemon Go - a webinar from Entrepreneur
- The science behind Pokémon GO - a marketing video from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Interior agencies use Pokemon Go to capture interest in parks - FedScoop
And, it's educational:
- How 3 colleges are embracing Pokémon Go for campus engagement - blog post from campus mapping company CampusBird about its users and the game
- Educators Weigh Learning Value of Pokémon Go - Education Week
- Pokemon being seen as education opportunity - the Evening Observer describes efforts to teach elementary students' parents and grandparents how to make the game more valuable as a teaching tool
- One university is incorporating 'Pokémon Go' into its curriculum - AOL News explores how the University of Idaho will use it in gym class, along with other games
But it continues to be disruptive in some geographies:
- Get your Pokemon out of our schools, say Hong Kong teacher - South China Morning Post
- City asks Pokemon Go makers to remove pokestop from ferry terminal - Toronto Star
- Cuomo orders Pokémon Go a no-go for sex offenders - NY Daily News
- Pokemon Go causes problems at Indiana golf course, players no longer allowed - Golf Digest
- Why we’ll soon see Pokémon-free zones - Venture Beat
- A group from the University of Saskatchewan is studying if how much people walk is affected by where they live. They are using data collected from mobile phones, but just a few days after the project started, Pokemon Go launched in Canada, which may affect the research.
And if you missed it:
- PokeVision, built on ArcGIS Online, and sites like it, have gone dark.
Degrees, Programs and Courses
There's an interesting thread on Reddit/GIS titled Graduate GIS Cert VS. Coursera? which tries to tease out the value of a certificate from the Coursera specialization.
The Global SOF Foundation announced Fayetteville State University, an HBCU, has joined the Foundation as its first academic partner. The Global SOF Foundation represents the special operations community with members from more than 50 countries. The school will contribute to forces safety and well being via its Center for Defense and Homeland Security.
The American Enterprise Institute explores Geospatial Impediments to Community College Access.