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How 'Pokémon GO' Can Lure More Customers to Your Local Business
- kelukelugames 10y agoDoes anyone know how to monitor the Pokemon Go server status? I tweeted Niantic but they haven't replied.
- laxatives 10y agoHere's a simple script you can use to check with pretty good accuracy: `while true: print "server is down"`
- biafra 10y agohttp://www.mmoserverstatus.com/pokemon_go http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/pokemon_go for total server failures. It cannot detect all problems with logins for examples.
- kelukelugames 10y agoThanks for the link. I wonder how's implemented. Doesn't seem to be accurate.
- figgis 10y agohttp://cmmcd.com/PokemonGo/ http://cmmcd.com/PokemonGo/
- joeyrideout 10y agoPokémon GO has a purchasable in-game item called a “Lure Module” which attracts Pokémon to a particular PokeStop for 30 minutes. This is really cool. Brick-and-mortar shops are paying to attract people, er, Pokémon, through the door. I wonder how long it will be before other mobile games offer similar in-person draws? Say, get some in-game reward in Candy Crush for buying actual candy from a candy store. Unfortunately I can't play P:GO because it's not in the Canadian Google Play store. I am surrounded by people playing it here in the valley, though.
- chipperyman573 10y agoIf you live in America, can't you download the APK from a 3rd party website?
- ikeboy 10y agoTry http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/pokemon-go/ http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/pokemon-go/
- yohui 10y agoFor those wondering whether APK Mirror is safe, it's run by Android Police, probably the best Android news site. That's why they link to it in their articles: http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/07/pokemon-go-now-live-several-countries-including-australia-new-zealand-possibly/ http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/07/pokemon-go-now-live-...
- biafra 10y agoYou can pull the apk from any phone with: adb pull /data/app/com.nianticlabs.pokemongo-1/base.apk . You might need to replace the 1 with a zero sometimes. On older phones you can copy the APK via: adb pull /data/app/com.nianticlabs.pokemongo-1.apk .
- Sir_Substance 10y agoAlso, you know, https://www.aptoide.com/ https://www.aptoide.com/
- joeyrideout 10y agoThank you! I didn't realize there was a way to pull APKs from the official source repo, rather than resorting to a third-party APK site (which I assume is not to be trusted). Gotta make sure my Pokédex is safe :)
- baku-fr 10y agoIngress does something similar in Paris. You have a mission where you need to interact with a few portals that are in the Jardin d'acclimatation, and the app states that in order to fulfill the mission, you have to buy a pass to enter the park (since the portals are inside it).
- squeaky-clean 10y agoThere's small Japanese garden near me sharing on Facebook how many pokestops they have, and pictures of Pokemon in the garden (using screenshots of gameplay). I hadn't heard of them before now, and a few of my friends are sharing the posts. I think it's a great idea.
- kbuck 10y agoThe Dairy Queen picture in the article is a fake. Compare with this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/z0/4830845696 https://www.flickr.com/photos/z0/4830845696
- daheza 10y agoIf they wanted to capitalize on this some more they should add an option to turn a location into a pokestop. Currently you can only use the lure trick if your shop was one of the lucky few that is on the map. They could do the same thing but with gyms for a larger price. Pokemon Company needs to get some of the B2B going on.
- Natanael_L 10y agoI don't think paying to get your location to become a pokestop is the right move. Pokéstop modules are already a pretty good answer, just upgrade the pokéstop (after requesting one to be added). I'm guessing a paid subscription model for a permanent lure module could work too for effective monetization. Same for other kinds of modules, and even tiers of more powerful modules. Also for more module slots.
- SimeVidas 10y agoPGO = Pokemon Go Optimization; I should become a PGO expert :p