Tech and social media news
Have you ever decided to take the day off work or perhaps spend some quality time with your loved ones at the weekend, to visit a museum, theatre or gallery in London, get there and wish you hadn't really bothered because the queues of visitors are to much to cope with? … [Read more...]
Location-based networking site Foursquare, which up until now has allowed it's subscribers to “check-in” to venues and gain badges and points, is about to undergo changes, and for the better. The site which initially launched back in 2009 is growing considerably in user numbers and has now … [Read more...]
Back in July when the whole geolocation started getting big we brought you some knowledge that Gowalla and Foursquare will potentially have the same customer base, then in October we brought you more news that Gowalla was teaming up with the social networking giants. The integration was to help … [Read more...]
Location-based social networking site Gowalla gives it's users the chance to check-in using a mobile device and at times gain items. Today it has been announced that Disney will be joining forces with Gowalla, in a bid to set up a location-based campaign, to give potential people the chance to look … [Read more...]
For some time, Android and iPhone mobile phone users have benefited from using location-based apps such as Facebook Places, Foursquare and Gowalla. For subscribers, it is a quick way for them to check-in to their friends locations and at the same time earn points and badges. The sites are no doubt … [Read more...]
We have recently reported on the impact that Foursquare, the location-based networking site is having on users. The site which gives its users the opportunity to locate their friends and use a check-in facility is accessible on the internet and mobile device. But now with Foursquare’s Apps, this … [Read more...]
We reported recently on news that online social networking site Facebook have now launched their new iPhone app “Facebook Places”. During a press conference on Wednesday at Palo Alto Campus, the new 3.2 version of the app was launched along with a video for attendees to see. … [Read more...]
Gowalla yesterday officially unveiled their new Check-In API, and also gave six tips or "commandments" for developers to follow. According to Techcrunch, this announcement is quite a breakthrough as it enables third-party apps write to Gowalla’s API for the first time. … [Read more...]
Online social networking giants "Facebook" are nearing their deal to acquire “Hot Potato” the social media site which launched last year giving users accessibility to events in their area through the site or the Apple iPhone app. Hot Potato has been battling it out against competitors … [Read more...]
You will probably have heard of both Gowalla and FourSquare, both location-based networks. The whole location-based phenomena is growing in popularity but why then is the gap widening between Gowalla and Foursquare? … [Read more...]
Twitter Places didn’t get off to the best of starts but it’s now back and raring to go and could have huge implications for geo-location and the whole impetus surrounding location-sharing. The previous geo-location feature from Twitter never really took off due to it being overly-complicated. … [Read more...]
It seems we may be seeing location-based features on Facebook any day now, for users and brands. It will give users the ability to check in at different places, including shops and restaurants and this is bound to be worrying for other location-based services such as Foursquare and Gowalla. … [Read more...]
When it comes to Geolocation social network services the two at the top of the food chain are Foursquare and Gowalla. These two giants have been exchanging punches for some time now, and it recently came to a head at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. … [Read more...]
If you like all of the benefits offered by Brightkite, Foursquare, Gowala and Yelp you may want to check out Checkin Mania, this web app allows you to see places of interest from all four services side-by-side. … [Read more...]
Whenever you visit social media websites the one thing that users want from you is your location, as a result, location-based services has been the main topic at the South by Southwest Interactive conference. These services that we talk about are actually apps and will make it easier for you to … [Read more...]
