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  • Gowalla To Go The Way Of The Dodo

    Gowalla is to be shutdown. After being acquired by Facebook the “also ran” to FourSquare will be shutting down early in 2012, according to Techcrunch. So while Facebook may have acquired the skills and experience of the FourSquare team, they’re not taking over all the data. So will Facebook use some of the technology to…

  • Facebook Acquires Gowalla

    Facebook has acquired Gowalla according to reports. Gowalla, which offers very similar functionality to FourSquare, never quite seemed to be as popular as its rival. Facebook had been offering a location based service for its mobile users, but they were reportedly going to be phasing it out, but with the addition of Gowalla that will…

  • Mixing Messages?

    Maybe I’m just old and grumpy, but I really don’t see why I would want to “friend” a business on Facebook: I’m quite happy to “follow” or “connect with” or something else – I just think that “friend” (as a concept) is just not the right one for me.

  • Turntable.fm Brings A Different Social Angle To Music

    I’ve seen a few “social” music services and apps over the past few years. They’ve all been quite interesting, but not overly engaging. Turntable.fm might turn that experience on its head. You can now chat with friends (and strangers) whilst “DJing”.     If you like a tune you can vote it up and give…

  • Facebook Being Sued By JP McManus

    Irish media sources are reporting that the well known businessman a race horse owner, JP McManus, is taking the social media site to court. According to reports McManus’ legal representatives had contacted Facebook via normal channels to get false profiles removed. However the social media site has not removed them. More details here

  • Irish Social Media Awards

    Nominations are open for the 1st Irish Social Media Awards. There are also full details on how to submit a nomination for the awards and what information you need to supply. The awards ceremony will be held May 26th 2011 in Dublin’s Mansion House, which is a great venue.