1. A Mobile App for the Poor (Or the technology disabled) SMS + Gmail + Latitude = API Location Hack

2. The players How do you get your location from SMS via Gmail to Google Latitude?

3. Hack it together Hack something together with Python and Oauth

4. Steps to complete Check out trunk: – svn checkout http://gmail-location-for- latitude.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ gmail-location-for-latitude- read-only Run three-legged-dance.py – This setups of the Oauth tokens for Gmail and Latitude Schedule glfl_run.py – Accesses Gmail via RSS – Looks for location pattern – If found, location is checked to make sure its newer then the most recent Latitude update If newer, geocode the location and set as Latitude position Else, disregard – Else, exit and don’t do anything

5. Running – 1 (In Chantilly, VA)

6. Running – 2 (Folly Beach, SC) Text “Loc 29439” Now check Gmail Run glfl_run.py

7. Now I am on vacation

8. Why? I was bored I don’t have an internet enabled phone I don’t want an internet enabled phone because I would just check work email Google Code? – I don’t like to leave any code unshared – Easily setup source control and documentation