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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

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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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks. This gave the social network a true exclusive feel and made people long for access. Facebook, for most, was a permanent fixture in the lives of its users.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

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. Foursquare.

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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

In fact, I kinda failed which is what prompted me to write down my tips for taking a vacation from social media, both for myself and anyone else that might benefit. So, here we go: 1) Turn off the email sync to your phone – If you’re like me, you get bombarded with emails from different social networks.

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New Photo-sharing App Called “Color”. The Next Big Thing?

Mindjumpers

Recently, the new social networking photo sharing app called Color was launched. The new app is launched on iPhone and Adroid, and behind this new social networking app we find former Lala CEO Bill Nguyen and former BillShrink CEO Peter Pham. Similar Posts: Foursquare Gives Users a Holiday Gift.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

As long as you have a mobile device with GPS identification and the ability to visit a website, you can play. The social networking icons are not flashed on the screen. Syndicating FourSquare to Twitter. Recent comments I really like the idea of the game/GPS, custom apps, etc.,

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