Tagged ‘location based’

Foursquare cracks down on cheat check-ins

April 8, 2010 10:30 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Android, Blackberry, Foursquare, GPS, iPhone, location based

Foursquare has announced that it’s cracking down on users who check-in to venues when they’re actually nowhere near them. If you’re a Foursquare fan, the frustration of seeing folk cheating when they check-in may be at an end. So how does Foursquare know you’re where you say you are?

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Facebook location updates coming next month?

March 10, 2010 1:30 pm by Mic Wright

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz, location based, Twitter

Facebook will soon take on Foursquare, Twitter and Google Buzz with adding location features to Facebook updates. Facebook is rumoured to be teeing up the new location features in time for its F8 conference in April. Are you ready to let your Facebook friends know where you are right now?