In the Silicon Valley hierarchy, coders have always ruled the roost, but right now there's a different skill set on the industry's most-wanted list: designers.
One great-grandmother uses Facebook to keep in touch with family. Matt Neagle reports.
Facebook just purchased a service for sharing your location with friends, according to a CNNMoney report.
CNNMoney: Facebook buys Gowallaupdated: Fri Dec 02 2011 20:40:00
Facebook has acquired location sharing service Gowalla for an undisclosed sum, according to a source close to Gowalla.
There's essentially three options for a tech venture outgrowing its startup days: Get big, get bought or go broke. Sensing hard times ahead, a growing number of entrepreneurs are casting around for suitors and a shot at door #2.
Virtually all smartphones now include a built-in GPS receiver to enable location tracking, but only 55% of U.S. smartphone owners have used their phone's GPS to help get local directions or recommendations.
Groupon is believed to be the fastest growing startup in history, zooming in less than three years from nothing to a staff of 6,000 and annual sales that will reportedly top $3 billion this year.
Making sense of a disaster is about to get a bit easier.
Location-based social networks Foursquare, Gowalla, and Loopt have collectively raised almost $50 million in funding from investors, and racked up around 13 million users.
With launch costs low and valuations soaring, startups are multiplying like rabbits in tech hot zones like New York and Silicon Valley.
The newest update to location-based networking service Gowalla adds a surprising feature: automatic check-ins on Foursquare, Gowalla's much-larger archrival.
CNN's John Sutter and Lisa Respers France duke it out over whether to shop online or hit the mall this holiday season.
Major retailers are entering the location game, offering users discounts for "checking in" on location based services like Facebook Places, Foursquare, and Gowalla during the busiest shopping day of the year.
Patdowns and pasties...something new to wear to the airport. CNN's Jeanne Moos says griping over groping can be racy.
When Josh Williams created Gowalla, the location-based mobile service that allows users to "check in" at hot spots and share experiences from the road, he was inspired by the Disney brand and dreamed of one day partnering with the company.
No matter how much you love your smartphone, it can't reach its full potential unless software developers like it too.
Editor's Note: This is part of a five-day CNN.com series about smartphones and their impact on our lives and culture.
NASA and HBO on Thursday became two of the latest organizations seeking to capitalize on the growing popularity of mobile check-in apps.
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