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Facebook Kills Off Gowalla
Only a few months after buying Gowalla, Facebook shuts down the young location-sharing service. Terse Farewell The Gowalla homepage offers no details about the end of the location-sharing service. Back in December when rumors first swirled around the Facebook/Gowalla deal, neither company offered details for a few days.
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Facebook Buys Gowalla Location-Sharing Company
At first, neither party confirmed the purchase, but multiple sources indicated that Facebook was inking a deal to buy Gowalla, a location-sharing company based out of Austin, Texas. Today Gowalla founder Josh Williams confirmed that his company had been purchased. CNNMoney broke the news a few days ago, but
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Social Media Minute: LinkedIn Gets Chartitable, Instagram Booms
Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up.
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28% of Americans Use Location-Based Mobile Services, Pew Says
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has recently released a study on the use of location-based services in the U.S.
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Social Media Minute: Check-in From Your Couch, Facebook Goes Groupon
Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up.
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Location Based Features are Coming to Facebook
Ladies and gentleman, it's official: the location-based service phenomenon is on its way to Facebook. Lots of social networking heads expected this particular announcement to grace the community at the f8 Developer Conference, but Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his posse remained tight-lipped.
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Social Media Minute: Foursquare Denies Cheaters, Shakeup at Digg
Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format: Foursquare Turning Cheaters Down Facebook Acquires Divvyshot..
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