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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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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

You’ll also have the option to “cross-post” such that your location and message is published both within the application and to your Twitter or Facebook account. The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Brightkite 2.0

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5 Best GPS Navigation Apps for iPhone in 2023

Tweaklibrary

The evolution of GPS navigation apps for the iPhone is remarkable. Also, to save on mobile data & battery life, you can download maps with various offline GPS on iPhone. Also Read: Offline Navigation Apps For Android Best GPS Navigation Apps for iPhone 1. This app comes pre-installed on your device. It can be used offline.

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4 Ways To Tap Into Local Markets

Harp Interactive

Coordinates on the page boost your visibility and enhance usefulness as people are able to copy them directly into their GPS devices and get them on mobile phones via Apps. Foursquare allows for check-ins. Google has added geotagging to Blogger. Top online Yellow Pages, such as Superpages.com , YellowPages.com , and Switchboard.com.

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Stop Your Smartphone From Telling Burglars Where You Live

Ari Herzog

Because today’s smartphones are preinstalled with GPS technology (that power your maps and Foursquare apps so you always know where you are), that technology is also added in the form of metadata that is attached to every photo or video your device records. Comments I am astonished at the naiveté of people who leave clues to.

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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. You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Are Facebook and Twitter less important in 2011 as they were in 2009? Related articles you may enjoy: Did Twitter Kill Blellow?

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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. They’re great tools, but keep in mind that every time you pull your phone out of your purse or pocket, you’re going to be tempted to check email, Facebook, or Twitter.