SUBJECT : Will Facebook Places sweep off the map will you answer
It offers one clear advantage over the competition: Critical mass. With more than 500 million users around the world, chances are your friends are on it, and they're not on competing location-based services. The competition works around that problem by integrating with and Twitter, where your friends actually are. But it has a direct line to your social and professional circle.
which has until now been something of a me-too product to Foursquare, could actually find itself strengthened by it's entry into the location market. lets you collect virtual items and souvenirs when you visit various locations, and follow "trips" in areas, created by outfits like National Geographic, USA Today, , and others. I can see evolving into a fun little game, layered on top of Places, where you follow scavenger hunts and swap souvenirs with your friends.
It offers one clear advantage over the competition: Critical mass. With more than 500 million users around the world, chances are your friends are on it, and they're not on competing location-based services. The competition works around that problem by integrating with and Twitter, where your friends actually are. But it has a direct line to your social and professional circle.
which has until now been something of a me-too product to Foursquare, could actually find itself strengthened by it's entry into the location market. lets you collect virtual items and souvenirs when you visit various locations, and follow "trips" in areas, created by outfits like National Geographic, USA Today, , and others. I can see evolving into a fun little game, layered on top of Places, where you follow scavenger hunts and swap souvenirs with your friends.
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