Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These terrifying statistics make me wonder if it’s time to change given that our privacy is starting to diminish. After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks.

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GPS Privacy Findability Report 217

Ari Herzog

JUNE 1, 2012

Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago.

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Foursquare Lurker GPS Embedding 155

Socialized

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Most location-based services have a few basic social networking features like finding and adding friends, and communicating with friends via private messages. The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Brightkite.

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Foursquare GPS Social Media iPhone 173

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

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Social Media ROI Social Networking Foursquare 205

Twist Image

MAY 8, 2012

Most people just stare at the map of their GPS system and wait for the voice commands to bark out their next turn. I never tagged myself as an analytics jockey, but switching over to the trip data screen of my GPS turned the long drive into both a game and fascinating collection of data. foursquare. social network.

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GPS Klout Foursquare Mobile 97

Ari Herzog

JUNE 1, 2011

While metrics showing website visitors are not spectacular, the tool shines on any mobile device that can transmit GPS information. Related articles you may enjoy: 3400% Foursquare Growth Not Notable. The tool is reminiscent of Google Latitude meeting a text message.

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GPS Foursquare Privacy Metrics 70