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GeoTagging Network Foursquare Nears 1 Million Checkins Daily

May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The hugely popular social networking and geotagging solution FourSquare has been rising through the ranks over the past few months. Skyrocketing into popularity, the company's official Twitter account @foursquare posted an update yesterday regarding the massive influx in updates. In their excited tweet, it is mentioned that Foursquare is now passing a huge turning point in their success. Clearly more people are hopping on the geo-network bandwagon, and it's catching on fast. Even with … [Read more...]

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How Foursquare and Location-Based Social Networks are Changing the Internet

May 2, 2010 By 4 Comments
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A few years ago everybody was worrying about the internet carrying an "information overload". Many people were afraid of the internet collecting information about everyone, turning it into a global database with all the information in the world held in it - in the wrong hands, this could be dangerous. I am of the belief this is the wrong way to consider things, and with the amazing success of Foursquare as a location-based check-in service, sharing information with your friends has never been … [Read more...]

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