The View From Above: In Hard Focus Round-up (August 16, 2011)

3D advertisements coming to a smartphone or tablet near you: MediaPost reports that mobile ad platform Amobee is teaming up with Cooliris to promote Cooliris’ newly launched 3D ad unit called AdJitsu. While the thought of more advertisements is not that enticing, just think of how this concept can be extended to other apps – from 3D shopping experiences to games. Check out the video above to see how one can interact with the technology.

Banjo app make you feel a part of the action: Banjo, an app that presents users with a layer of social network information, now allows you to tap into specific locations to see what the social buzz is all about, as TechCrunch reports. Imagine missing out on the Superbowl, or being halfway around the world from history-making news, yet feeling a part of the action thanks to a rich feed of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, FourSquare and other social networking information from people experiencing it first hand.  The app accesses all public posts, not just those from your friends, which makes us think about just how public our data really is…