Peeling Back the Layers of the Firefox Geode Location Add-on

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The announcement of a geolocation add-on for Mozilla's Firefox last week prompted lots of discussion around its role in the browser, its support of standards, and its use of Skyhook's wi-fi solution for location determination. Our editors peel back the layers to take on these and other issues including, does such a broker belong in the browser?

Show notes:

• Introducing Geode (Mozilla Labs Blog)
• Mozilla
• HitsLink Browser Marketshare Data
• W3C Geolacation Spec - Editor's Draft
• W3C Geolocation Working Group
• Mozilla Adapts Skyhook's Loki Location-Finding System for Firefox (Xconomy)
• Google's Gears Not Just for Offline Accessibility (TechCrunch)
• Two New Ways to Location Enable Your Web Apps (Google Code Updates Blog)