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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. meters at a 95% confidence level…(and) Real-world data show that some high-quality GPS SPS receivers currently attain better than 3 meter horizontal position accuracy.” Foursquare.

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The Reality Behind the Check-In Hype [infographic]

Mindjumpers

Tweet About a year ago location based services (LBS) such as Foursquare , Gowalla was announced as the new big thing in digital and social media. Now approaching a year after the launch of Places, we have found this infographic, which is taking a reality check on the state of location based services focusing on Foursquare and Facebook Places.

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Foursquare and The New York Times Archive Would Be a Great Match

Adam Sherk

The recent partnership between Foursquare and Canada’s Metro is a good early example of the potential that exists. Metro will provide Foursquare with location-specific editorial content such as reviews, tips and articles on points of interest. I’d love to see a partnership between The New York Times and Foursquare.

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The Gamification of News

Social Media Marketing

This week Google announced the launch of their Google News Badges. Edition of Google News now lets you collect private, sharable badges for your favorite topics. The more articles you read on Google News, the more your badges level up: you can reach Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and finally Ultimate.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

By Ian Paul That idea is very different from the Foursquare model where you check in to let your friends know where you are, gain local deals and win Foursquare mayorships and badges.

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What I've Learned About Blogging Based On A Year's Worth Of Data

Jason Yormark

Based on the data above, here is what I’ve learned: 1. It’s clear based on this data, that I’m providing content that resonates with those that find me through these keywords. This article alone still brings people to my site as shown in the keyword data above. I should be focusing on this area more in my writing.

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Have We Seen This Social Media Movie Before?

Convince & Convert

The only people that see your tweets, status updates, foursquare check-ins, and notifications of your new YouTube musings purposefully signed up for the privilege. Facebook, however, does provide this data, and calls it “Feedback&# (percentage of people seeing a specific status update that click “like&# or write a comment).