Tag: MOSOSO

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 ...

Share Foursquare, the location-based social network, has officially jumped the shark. This could be attributed to the swarm of politicians that recently joined the site, or maybe when reality TV stars started using the service. Regardless, Foursquare has moved from, "Wow, that's neat," to "Kill me, she's trying to become 'Mayor' of this place." But Gawker, which has done its share of ...

Going to the North Pole at the ripe old age of 15 is a noteworthy achievement on its own. But going there and staving off frostbite long enough to check in on Foursquare -- that's historical. OK, so it may not be enough to put teenager Parker Liautaud in the same sentence as Captain Cook or Kris Kringle, but it does make him the very first person to unlock the vaunted Last Degree badge on ...

Share Coffee giant Starbucks has joined forces with mobile social networking site Foursquare to offer its customers rewards and gain feedback about its service. According to The New York Times, Foursquare users who frequent enough Starbucks coffee shops will gain a 'Barista' badge on the social-networking site. Thankfully, this doesn't mean you'll have to become an actual coffee slave. Instead, ...