A WOEID (Where on Earth IDentifier) is a unique 32-bit reference identifier assigned by Yahoo! to identify any feature on Earth.
Houri has designed IP address geolocation, WiFi and cellular positioning technologies, and has testified as an expert witness on location-based technology in LICRA vs. Yahoo!.
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Cyril Lionel Houri (born April 1969 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a New York-based entrepreneur who has founded two geolocation technology companies: InfoSplit, Inc. and Mexens Technology Inc. (now called Navizon.
She is the Executive Director for Ushahidi, an opensource software project which uses crowdsourced geolocation, mobile phone, and web reporting data to provide crisis reporting and information.
A geolocation feature locates songs playing in the area of the user, and includes social media functionality for posting to popular social media websites.