Those who invented applications like geo-tagging and timeline for the various social media services available to us surely never intended that these features should endanger the lives of people.
Bing Checks Out The Local Social Market
Microsoft’s search engine Bing has recently added a new social networking app for their Windows Phone. The app is called ‘We’re In’.
Yelp Continues To Grow In Spite Of Google Threat
Although Yelp is facing competition from the likes of Google, Groupon and LivingSocial, it continues to do well and grow in terms of the number of users and reviews posted on the site.
Google Latitude Allows Place Checkins
Google Latitude, which started out about 2 years ago, lets users inform their friends and family about there geographic location. They have now gone a step further with the introduction of Place Checkins.
3 Million Users On Foursquare
Location based service, Foursquare, recently crossed a new landmark, when they reached the 3 million user mark in the end of August.
Facebook Places – Location Networking Service Launched
Facebook has launched it’s much anticipated location-based netwrking service last week. The service, called Facebook Places, has been rolled out to users in the U.S.A. only for now. The service will be made available in other countries soon.
Location Based Ad Success Stories
Two recent press releases by a maps, traffic and location data provider revealed the results of two location-based ad campaigns conducted on a location-aware advertising network.
Facebook Follows Twitter To Location Awareness
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that location-based features will be launched on the social network in the near future.
Twitter Launches Places
Twitter has finally announced that the launch of their long-awaited geolocation service, in the form of a new feature known as Twitter Places.
Google Launches Place Pages For Mobile
After the successful launch of Place Pages in conjunction with Google Maps, last fall, Google has now gone a step further and introduced Place Pages optimised for mobile handsets.
Google Local Business Center Becomes Google Places
Last September, Google launched the Local Business Center to help business owners to reach out to a larger audience. They have now renamed the service ‘Google Places’ in an attempt to help users understand the connection between Google and the Local Business Center.
Twitter Already Location Tagging
While speculation about the possibility of Facebook starting a location sharing feature in the near future is still just speculation, Twitter is already one step ahead of them.
Facebook To Allow Location Sharing
The New York Times reports that Facebook is getting ready to allow location sharing between friends.
Twitter Geolocation Service Due For Launch
So far it has been difficult to assess the geographic location from which a tweet originates, due to the unavailability of sophisticated apps required for the purpose. Twitter will soon launch a new feature to make this process simple.
Mobile Websites Can Include Geolocation Via Google API
Google launched a new tool, last week, known as the Gears Geolocation API. This tool will enable mobile and desktop users to detailed information about the area they are in, even if they do not know where they are and their mobiles are not GPS enabled.
