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ilt City will start testing the integration through Facebook Deals in five cities nationwide. In the coming weeks, Gilt City will allow users to purchase the site's coveted experiences on Facebook and share them with their friends.

Audi is out with Untitled Jersey City Project, an eight episode video series about Jersey City real estate developer Larry Tyerman, architects Frank George and Ray Rahne and The Ledger Reporter Jane Kaplan

Whether you are for or against the new Citi Bike system, it appears that for the time being it is here to stay. With the new influx of cyclists Citi Bike is likely to lead to, it is important to keep safety in mind - which is where a new project from Adafruit comes in.

Monmouth, Wales palced over 1000 QR codes around the city so visitors can scan to get articles about the place/artifact/building.  It will deliver the article in the language your phone is in.

"It's personalized travel recommendations not just for cities, but also what you can do in cities,"

nike creates a high res digital painting of your runs wearing Nike+ shoes. nike laser etched the runner's name, distance they rand, and their run path onto a custo m shoebox which contaned a pair of the "city pack" shoes from the city o their origin.

"Reverse graffiti," a trick used to draw art or advertising into filthy city surfaces, is a trend we've been watching for a few years now. And while some like the idea of advertising that actually makes the world a bit cleaner, San Francisco regulators appear to be cracking down on what they see as unlawful marketing in a public right-of-way.

Hmm, will towns, cities and small countries be the first to create "smart communities?"

Users can choose either a basic or guided workout on the app, which will then begin to play video footage of journeys through famous cities and landscapes, shot from a first person point of view. Then, by placing the iOS device on an exercise machine, the app will monitor the speed at which the user is exercising and match the video playback to that pace, using "vibration-based exercise tracking" 

Hallmark Cards Inc. is getting into the text-messaging world - but not the one that usually springs to mind. Text Bands, a new product from the Kansas City-based greeting card giant, aim to give kids a way to exchange positive messages when they meet in person. Kids wearing the colorful bands bump fists or shake hands, causing the the bands to light up and the message - up to 10 characters - to transfer. Each band can hold as many as 24 messages; they include filters to help prevent negative messages.

 Anywake app users are awoken to the sounds of a random city - if they guess which one it is, they're rewarded with discounted tickets to that destination.

The 'Street Charge' stations will be tested for 90 days in "an exclusive deal with AT&T" and could expand to other cities in the future.

A look at Booyah, the company behind myTown, and their repeat success (on a different platform) with the Facebook game "Nightclub City." If we do a trends presents on social games, this may be a company to talk with about social games and where they see the tech heading, etc.

foursquare and monopoly. Everyone starts with $100,000 in their bank account that they can use to purchase buildings around their city.

Another take on the Century 21 execution in We City.

Gilt City Chicago execution for influencers on Facebook.

Take Verizon to that announcement!