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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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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But, it’s the online equivalent of HBO – important more because of who uses it and the media’s infatuation with it, rather than the actual size and impact of its audience.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

There seems to be a distinct collection of sessions, parties, and hang-outs for the social media crowd, and then a completely separate collection for developers, entrepreneurs (and of course film attendees). Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla.