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February 11, 2011

Google Latitude Check-ins Rival Foursquare, Facebook

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By: Clint Boulton, eWeek

Google added check-in functionality to its Google Latitude application to surface-user location on Google Maps. The tool will enable Google to better compete with Foursquare and Facebook. Google Feb. 1 added check-in functionality to its Google Latitude application, allowing the service’s users to connect their location with specific places on Google Maps from their mobile phones. Google launched Latitude in February 2009 as a Google Maps feature that lets users see the approximate location of friends who opt to share their location.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/Google-Latitude-Checkins-Rival-Foursquare-Facebook-874710/?kc=rss

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