"Checking In" is a phrase that we will hear more often as Google Latitude joins Foursquare and Facebook Places in tapping into Location Based Social Media.
Let's see. Facebook expanded its 'Deals' feature beyond the U.S. to Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK on 31st Jan 2011. These 'deals' allows mobile users to find discounts at nearby stores. Google Latitude which was introduced back in February of 2009 added 'Check-Ins' to its function on 1st Feb 2011.
Hmmm, seems like the big players are intent on making local deals part of this location based game.
Here's a video that shows how Latitude works
I think Google Latitude has quite a bt to catch up with Foursqare and Facebook Places in this aspect but some uniques features which differential Latitude from Facebook or Foursquare include a notification feature that reminds you to check-in, or even automatically check-in for you at designated places and ... [read more on local searches and location based social media]
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