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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 15 > Telling your friends where you are (or not)

Telling your friends where you are (or not)

Constantly showing your location isn’t for everyone; the latest idea is to let users ‘check in’ from a bar, restaurant or wherever they happen to be

By Jenna Wortham / The Bulletin
March 15, 2010

AUSTIN, Texas — As Jordan Viator roams the conference rooms, dimly lighted bars and restaurants here at the South by Southwest Interactive conference, she often pulls out her cell phone and uses the Foursquare service to broadcast her location.

Such a service might sound creepy to the....

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