Check into Foursquare, Gowalla, Places, and Brightkite with Footfeed
While Facebook Places and Foursquare reign at the top of the location based services ecosystem, there are other players like Gowalla and Britekite. It is unwieldy to check into multiple accounts when you arrive at a location so most users choose one to the exclusion of others. However, each service has different features which have [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 4-2-2010
GoDaddy Ditches China Following Google’s lead, the largest domain name provider in the world will stop registering websites in China. While it seems like GoDaddy’s decision is the beginning of a movement against China’s strict stance on privacy, there is something else at work here. According to RWW: A new Chinese policy enacted last December [...]
Read MoreRumor Alert: iGroups Looking to Knockout Foursquare (and others)!
Through some research with different patents being obtained combined with the impending release of the iPad, all signs point toward Apple jumping into the geo-location social networking game. Check out the details inside.
Read MoreGoogle Latitude Now Makes Stalking Much Easier
Google Latitude originally launched as just another service to let friends and family know your physical location. Only a select group could actually see your updates. Well, it seems many users felt that this left too much work for their stalkers to do. They wanted to be able to share their exact location not only [...]
Read MoreGoogle Latitude: Where You At?
You’re hanging out with your co-workers after work when you get a text message from your significant other. “Where you at?” they ask. You respond that you had to work late and you’ll be home in a little while. “That’s interesting,” they say, “Google Latitude says you’re not even at work.” You may recall seeing [...]
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