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“Our goal is to help people find what they are looking for; it can be a phone number, a product, or simply information,” explained Crowdbeacon founder Robert Boyle during a telephone interview from his office in NYC. “It is hyper local, with a unique focus on information and context, more so than simply venues.”

After collecting more than two years of data, Zarrella shared his findings Tuesday in a webinar called “The Science of Timing.”