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Do you ‘Like’ where I’m at?

Aoife Murphy August 19, 2010 General 1 Comment

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It is here, well almost anyway. Last night Facebook launched their plans for their location based service called ‘places’.  You will be able to ‘check in’ to businesses and other locations much like foursquare so that your friends will be able to see where you are at that time. You will also be able to add locations (such as your own house) and tag friends who are there with you.

Unfortunately the service … Continue Reading

Foursquare think outside the box

Kevin Neary July 20, 2010 General 1 Comment

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Foursquare, the latest social network on the block is back in the headlines this week. The British Telegraph reported yesterday (Monday 19th of July) that Foursquare is in talks with “everyone”, including the three major search engine giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft regarding a data partnership.

The location based social networking site was founded by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai in March 2009. Foursquare describes itself as “a mobile application that is a cross between a friend-finder, a social city-guide, and a game … Continue Reading