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2 New Foursquare Apps and a few old standbys

January 30, 2012
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Two apps making the rounds this week that are built on top of the Foursquare platform. #Mom – HashtagMom.com A great idea that keeps Mom from worrying. Just add #mom to your check in and they will call or text your mother to let her know you arrived safely. I’ll be adopting this as soon [...]

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GeoSocial Finally Discovers Events

April 5, 2011
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It seems that Foursquare and Facebook have gotten the memo that not everything is a place or venue. Events have been the mostly forgotten element to GeoSocial services and it has the potential to be one of its biggest benefits. Whether it’s a conference or concert people are much more likely to check-in, interact, and [...]

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The Case for Checking in

March 31, 2011

Lately I’ve been having frequent conversations with “normal” people about check-in services like Gowalla and Foursquare (GeoSocial for short) and it seems like many have the same question, I don’t get the whole check-in thing, why do you use it? Normally its asked by someone that has seen friends check-in and is slightly interested but [...]

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The Impact and Opportunity of GeoSocial on Real Estate

January 11, 2011
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What impact are location based social networks going to have on the real estate business? As a  home buyer, seller, or Realtor what should you understand about this location information around you? Is there an opportunity here? Listen as Jessica Hickok, @sugarcube, and I discuss the intersection of GeoSocial and Real Estate. Don’t miss the [...]

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A Call to Contribute

December 11, 2010
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The influence of peer recommendations is difficult to quantify or to overstate. The growth of review sites as well as the impact of social media marketing can be directly linked to the priority we place on the opinions of people in our online communities. People-powered endorsement engines have become so ever-present that we can take [...]

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Dear TechCrunch, let’s stop pretending you understand GeoSocial’s potential

November 13, 2010
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I undoubtedly missed the memo but it’s now hip to be a naysayer concerning the future of location based social networks (LBS / GeoSocial). Earlier this month the Pew Research Center reported that only 4% of adults are using a service to share their location with friends and many have used this report as a [...]

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Facebook Places and Geosocial Land Grab

August 19, 2010
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This isn’t about Facebook places, it’s about the goldmine of aggregating GeoSocial data. Facebook fires an impressive shot… can Google answer?

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New, Notable, & Nifty from the week that was Aug 14

August 14, 2010

Here’s what I found interesting from the past week. Hootsuite launched Premium Accounts – I think the plans are reasonable and I’m glad to see such a good service actually show interest in making money. We’ll see how the community responds and this will hopefully open doors for other competitors. (We have Hootsuite joining us [...]

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