Location-based social media
NBC Philadelphia station reports the news on Foursquare
Lost Remote The local NBC station in Philadelphia has started reporting news on location-based social…
How TapIn plans to master location-based news for the iPad
A new iPad app released Tuesday, TapIn, takes some bold approaches to location-based news and…
The opportunities and challenges of Meporter, a new citizen journalism mobile app
A mobile app called Meporter aims to help citizen journalists report on events and breaking…
Facebook Deals threatens Groupon, could further erode newspaper advertising
ReadWriteWebAs Poynter's Rick Edmonds noted last fall, "deal of the day" services show how retailers…
Holovaty: EveryBlock’s new community focus will ‘help you make your block a better place’
Monday afternoon, EveryBlock announced a major shift in focus, from a geographically-based, hyperlocal news site…
Cincinnati Enquirer uses bacon to fight Foursquare for local audience with Porkappolis
The Cincinnati Enquirer plans to beat Foursquare at its own game. The paper is rolling…
Tackable works with San Jose Mercury News on crowdsourced photojournalism app
A private company is working in close collaboration with The San Jose Mercury News to…
20 SXSW Interactive panels that journalists should attend
This year's South by Southwest Interactive panels will emphasize how technology is revolutionizing the way…
New Gowalla app offers unified check-ins, friend updates
Fast Company Gowalla is taking a page from media pundit Jeff Jarvis, who in a…
Facebook wants to be at the center of the mobile experience
GigaOmFacebook may not be building a mobile phone, as has been rumored, but it does…
Midterm voters to get special badge from Foursquare
MashableIn a new civic participation project for the 2010 midterm elections, Foursquare will provide an…
Google exec: location-based mobile coupons are “Holy Grail”
Mobile MarketerA Google executive said Thursday that the search giant is "making progress" toward its…
Hernandez: Foursquare can be used to find sources
Neon TommySpeaking with Laura J. Nelson about social media and journalism, Robert Hernandez predicts geolocation…
Location-based games worth a try for media
Foursquare/SCVNGRFoursquare and SCVNGR today both launched new tools that encourage on-the-ground activities that go beyond…