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Facebook grabs Gowalla team, but not technology
Dec 5th, 2011
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Facebook has hired the co-founders of Gowalla, one of the pioneering companies that developed the concept of "checking in" at real-world locations with mobile phones. Facebook, which has its own location features built in to its online social network, will not acquire Gowalla's technology. And Gowalla's service will be shut down at the end of January. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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