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Facebook Places Explained

Mindjumpers

Part of the idea behind Facebook Places is the same as with other geolocation services like Gowalla and Foursquare: to create spontaneous meetings. I am not sure whether or not Facebook Places will eventually overrule other services like Foursquare and Gowalla or how powerful geolocation will be.

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

We use them for online boarding passes, restaurant locators, maps/directions to popular tourist destinations, and leveraging the phone for GPS. By using the book, you’ll get back to the basics of traveling, relying less on GPS and mobile technology. So, set the expectation that if they want you, to call you.

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Women in Blogging: 125 Fearless Female Bloggers

Kikolani

Ali’s Blog covers business, fashion, finance, personal development, and more. Her latest posts include Covering Your Geo-Location Bases: Using Google, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yahoo & Facebook to Help Customers Find You , Think Like a Rockstar , and Social Media Introduction. Follow her @alibrownla on Twitter. Lakesha Brown.

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