Facebook Buys Gowalla

Details are still coming in so we don't know what facebook is going to DO with Gowalla but its thought that they will probably shut it down and move the employees onto facebook projects.

Were you a gowalla user? Do you use foursquare? Why do you use or not use these?


Full CNN Story:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/02/technology/gowalla_facebook/index.htm?iid=HP_LN

Facebook has acquired location sharing service Gowalla for an undisclosed sum, according to a source close to Gowalla.

Facebook declined to comment on the deal.

"We don't comment on rumor and speculation," a company spokesman said.
Most of Gowalla's employees, including founder Josh Williams, will move to Facebook's offices in Palo Alto. The team will work on Facebook's Timeline feature, which launched at this year's F8 conference and is gradually rolling out to Facebook's 800 million members.

Launched in 2009, Austin-based Gowalla went head-to-head with direct rival Foursquare -- and lost. Badly trailing Foursquare in user adoption, Gowalla recently shifted directions, recasting itself as a travel guide. The site had raised around $10 million over the years from backers including the Founders Fund, Greylock Partners and a collection of angel investors.



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[LucasFTWfilms]

@Urgo6667 Ha ha ha , good answer, but really I don't like Facebook !!! :)

[Bensyt]

i dont

[notellyearight1]

@Urgo6667 Ahhhh well that makes sense. When I did my setup on the new 4 square on Facebook I did see those settings. I opted out. That's an interesting thing using it as a history :) I can see where it could be a total blast if a person is on the GO all the time and out and around, etc. Anyone that is a party person would never be lonely! HA! :)

[Urgo6667]

@TammyFlores1 it really doesn't take much time to check in with foursquare, though usually if I'm out with others I forget.

[Urgo6667]

@maddiepost1 Yeah I saw that news story too right before black friday. I'm not sure if its something they always do but they were for that day for sure.

[maddiepost1]

Last post...promise! BTW .... thank goodness I follow you on Twitter! You are the only way I found out about the earthquake that hit here....I got your twitter post...all other forms of communication were down and I work in downtown Richmond, VA...about 30 miles from the epicenter...not sure if I ever told you that...so thanks again! :)

[LaneVid]

I like this new news idea!! Keep it up! I used the old awesome how alka. I really don't like their redesign and I gave up on them.

[maddiepost1]

Also...a good possible topic...our local mall (and probably thousands of other ones) were tracking people ...what stores they went into, etc...by customers cell phones. Our news said the only way to stop them from tracking you was to turn off the cell phone. They now say they have stopped it...but who knows for how long....thoughts?

[TammyFlores1]

Interesting... I don't use any of those... no time.

[maddiepost1]

Jason...thanks so much for doing this! I'm such a "noob" on this stuff and it is good to hear an intelligent perspective! :) I went through a phase of using four square and facebook check in...but I don't much anymore...because you never know what crazy is watching where you are and can either stalk somebody or rob them while they know you are gone! Thanks for the mention and I hope you feel better soon! :)