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The idiocy of immediacy
In: Tech
17 Feb 2010So here’s the problem. I like the idea of Foursquare. I like the little competitive elements. I’m the mayor of a few places in Dublin. I check in whenever I remember to. In a recent post, I spoke about how I hoped that cafes, bars and restaurants would get in on the idea by offering [...]
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- Tags: buzz, foursquare, google, idiocy, immediacy, me, please, pleaserobme, rob, twitter
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is…
In: Tech
15 Feb 2010So if you’re one of the multitude of people who have signed up for this group on Facebook – I have some news for you. It’s a scam. Seriously – did you really think you were going to get a free iPad? Did you really think that Apple wouldn’t have a closed user group testing [...]
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- Tags: facebook, ipad, scam
Gmail going social
In: Tech
8 Feb 2010This is very interesting:
Google Inc. is set to unveil a new feature to Gmail designed to make it easier and faster for users to share media and status updates with friends, according to people familiar with the matter.
These people said Google could launch the new feature, which aims to make its Gmail email application more [...]
Foursquare hits Dublin
In: Tech
5 Nov 2009Foursquare launched in Dublin yesterday. For those of you who don’t know anything about it, it’s effectively a Twitter style notification service which allows you to ‘check in’ at various locations around the city – cafes, bars, restaurants etc. Every time you do this, a message is pushed out to your friends telling them where [...]
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- Tags: app, foursquare, iphone, mobile, Tech
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