Facebook buys Gowalla in assault on location-sharing market
Gowalla to close as standalone service in January as Facebook ramps up its service ahead of planned flotation. By Josh Halliday
September 2010
Facebook Places checks in to UK
Location-sharing service launched in the US last month is now available in the UK. By Josh Halliday
August 2010
PDA
Why Facebook can't afford to screw up its location feature
Facebook will finally announce its location features tonight - but how will the site balance the service with protecting its users' privacy? By Jemima Kiss
June 2010
Tech Weekly
Tech Weekly: Doctor Who The Adventure Games and Gowalla
The writer of the new Doctor Who games for PC and Mac describes how the process differs from writing for TV
April 2010
PDA
Foursquare: One million users and an imminent deal...
PDA
Foursquare and Gowalla: location games are where it's at
January 2010
Technology blog
What I can't find on zubworld, FourSquare or Gowalla: any point in taking part
Services or games that offer to let you "own" locations in the real world have one fatal flaw: anyone can create another which will use the same location.
