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OpenStreetMap posing surprise threat to Google Maps
The announcement last week that the Wikimedia Foundation will switch from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap for its cartographic needs marks the latest in an increasingly long line of high-profile defections.
By Jon Gold | 10 April, 2012 04:47
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'Girls Around Me' shows a dark side of social networks
The makers of the mobile app Girls Around Me came under fire Monday for helping men to "stalk" unsuspecting women, but the incident also reveals how much we still have to learn about what social networks reveal about us.
By Cameron Scott | 03 April, 2012 12:41
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As navigation looks indoors, new uses appear
The maps on smartphones and tablets soon may extend into buildings, but consumers and service providers won't use indoor maps the same as outdoor, participants in the location-based services business said on Wednesday.
By Stephen Lawson | 24 March, 2012 06:21
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Location-based firms see mobile profit, user worries
The location-based mobile services industry is already lucrative but has to do a better job easing consumers' fears about invasion of privacy, some executives said on Wednesday at the GPS-Wireless conference.
By Stephen Lawson | 22 March, 2012 12:43
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SXSW: Location, location, location fuels mobile apps
Soon FourSquare won't be the only cool kid on the location-based apps block: A new wave of startups, including Highlight, Zaarly, TaskRabbit and Localmind, are generating buzz at South by Southwest by drawing on smartphone location data to deliver a range of social, commercial and informational experiences.
By Cameron Scott | 14 March, 2012 09:31
Tutorials about Foursquare
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Foursquare: Unlock 'Secret' Badges and Reduce Privacy Risks
You've probably heard of social-networking service Foursquare. If you haven't already jumped in headfirst yourself, you may be aware that Foursquare's a location-based social network that lets users "check-in" via mobile device at restaurants, bars, shopping malls, wherever, to obtain points and rewards in the form of "Mayorships" and "badges." And many are calling it "the next Twitter."
By Al Sacco | 11 May, 2010 07:17
Features about Foursquare
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Facebook places will crush foursquare
One of the odd aspects of the Facebook event launching the new Facebook Places service was the participation, support, and partnership of competing location-based check-in services.
By Tony Bradley | 20 August, 2010 04:41
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Why you'll use Foursquare
Suddenly, there are two kinds of people. The first kind loves location-based social networking services like Foursquare. They speak in an alien language about "Mayors" and "Badges" and broadcast their locations to the world.
By Mike Elgan | 15 June, 2010 01:17
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