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Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy For A $5 Gift Card?

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Location analytics startup Placed convinced those people to download a mobile app that tracks them wherever they go, 24/7, in exchange for accumulating $5 and $10 gift cards over time, as well as being eligible for drawings of bigger ticket items, like an Apple iPad. Related Stories Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S.

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

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In short order, we’ve adopted these tools, and there is a lot new ones coming out such as Google Glass and the Apple smart watch, Pebble, said Young. And, Street Bump is a mobile application that lets people improve their own neighbourhoods. Luckily, this data integration feature has now been disabled by Foursquare.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Save for Later’ Reading Feature, Twitter Beefs Up Security

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Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Buffer: Facebook. Foursquare. Social Media News Ticker age gate Buffer Facebook Facebook video autoplay Foursquare security TV Conversation Targeting Twitter'

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Social Networking Stats: Amazon Is Top Retailer on Pinterest, #RLTM Scoreboard

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Foursquare: 40 million users. Out of the top ten retail sites, web content from Amazon is most shared on Pinterest, followed by Walmart and then Apple. Social Media Statistics Amazon Apple holiday boards Pinterest Searchmetrics social media statistics social networking statistics Walmart' Tumblr: 157 million blogs. via Tumblr.

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Realtime Restaurant Deals: Can LiveDeal Succeed Where Groupon, LivingSocial Failed?

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Restaurants have been experimenting with ways to combine geolocation, mobile and social to bring more customers in the door. There are daily deals from the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial, or the ability to offer deals to consumers checking in or using Foursquare, the location-based social platform. How exactly does it work?

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Social Networking Stats: Teens Prefer Instagram Over Facebook, #RLTM Scoreboard

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Foursquare: 45 million users. Now, Instagram has moved into first place, with 30% of teens choosing the photo-sharing mobile social network as most important. One other interesting fact from the study: a whopping 85% of teen gamers play mobile games (that’s a lot of gaming.). Tumblr: 180 million blogs. via Tumblr.

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Social Media? There's an app for that!

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The app is currently available on Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. To have your event listed contact info@langfordmedia.com About LangfordMedia LangfordMedia specializes in social media, web development, and mobile application development for small businesses.