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April 22, 2011

In space, everyone hears you tweet as Nasa gets social

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By Dave Lee, BBC

There is a current fad among the technologically literate for ‘checking in’ on location-based social networks such as Facebook and Foursquare. Friends can see where you are and where you have been in the company of your mobile phone. The practice has given rise to a whole new variety of geographical one-upmanship. But while tagging yourself at the Ritz or the Empire State Building may impress some, few can match Doug Wheelock. The American astronaut checked in while aboard the International Space Station in October last year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9458264.stm

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