Some fans who bought nosebleed-seat tickets to see the Golden State Warriors received a friendly suggestion from their phones when they stepped off the escalators at Oracle Arena: Wouldn’t they like to spend a few extra bucks for a seat where they could actually distinguish Stephen Curry from Andrew Bogut?
I don’t see a downside to this. This is marketing, as opposed to service (as in, where is the nearest bathroom or cotton candy vendor?), but I see it as all part of the experience, and a marketing/advertising component helps pay for the iBeacon install.
Remember, if you don’t want to be bothered, spend some time in the Notification Center settings, or just turn off Bluetooth.
As a fan, there have been times I’ve been at a game and would have definitely paid a little more to move up. I wonder if they’d be willing to discount the upgrade, since the seats went unsold.
“If you don’t want to be spammed, just turn off the feature completely”
Given how useful the non-spammy stuff is, this is a bad thing. I haven’t personally messed with iBeacon, for this to happen do you need the Golden State Warriors’ app, or can an iBeacon push a notification to any iOS device that walks by, regardless of that iOS device’s relationship with the owner of the beacon?
Exactly what I was wondering.
Sounds annoying.