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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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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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Privacy as a Feature

June 4, 2010
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What is the number one stumbling block to location based social network adoption? Privacy. To better judge how people use networks like Foursquare and Gowalla I did an informal survey. 63% of users only share their location with close friends, while 37% have a much more open approach. There are varying shades of gray in [...]

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Notes & Links from Incslinger’s LBS Roadshow

April 27, 2010
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Yesterday I had the pleasure to attend the Social Web Summit, Roadshow edition and hear Simon Salt @incslinger do a seminar on location based social networks (LBSN). I must admit I’m a born skeptic and often find similar seminars, webcasts, and teleconferences to be little more than introductions to technology which I’m already familiar with. [...]

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