Tag: GOWALLA

Is it just us, or did 2010 seem like an abnormally long year? Of course, it was no longer than any other year in history. But, from a tech perspective, at least, this year saw more seismic changes and game-altering developments than any other in recent memory. From Android to Zuckerberg, 'FarmVille' to Foursquare, iPad to iPhone 4, 2010 certainly wasn't short on memorable moments. Here are 15 ...

If you actually get a kick out of using location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla, you're part of a very small online minority. According to a recently released report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, just 4-percent of online Americans share their locations with their friends and family. Only 7-percent of people who access the Web from their cell phones ...

Technology, particularly the Internet and social networking, allows NASA to engage space enthusiasts through an expanding assortment of entertaining and educational interactive programs. Space geeks can read tweets from astronauts, launch their face into orbit, help map the moon, participate in research projects and -- now -- earn virtual moon rocks, spacesuits, shuttles and (awesomely absurd) ...

On Monday, Twitter officially jumped aboard the geolocation bandwagon by announcing a new Places feature. According to the Twitter Blog, Twitter Places -- which is now live on twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com -- allows users to tag tweets to a specific place, rather than a city or broader area. For example, if somebody is you're tweeting about a World Cup match, you'll be able to tag whether ...

In an effort to get fans to come watch an abysmal NBA team, the New Jersey Nets turned to Gowalla, a location-based social network, earlier this month. The Next Web writes that the team deposited 500 virtual tickets at sports-related locations within 75 miles of the Nets' arena, like sports bars, basketball courts, sporting goods stores and so on. Then, Gowalla users visited these locations and ...

The social media fast lane is heating up with real-time location updates. Apps now tap into your cell phone's GPS to track where you and your friends are, and, more importantly, what's happening nearby. Now that the world can finally say "tweet" with a straight face, there's a new term to learn: MoSoSo, or mobile social software. Read on to find out what it is, how it works and how to setup ...