Two years ago, Daniel Cozza and I spent a lot of time looking at location-based apps. \u00a0We brainstormed tons of ideas and prototyped one. \u00a0But we ultimately decided not to pursue it; the space (and the iPhone app space, generally), was starting to feel really crowded.<\/p>\n
Later, it also became clear that many of our ideas were really nice features on existing platforms, not new products. \u00a0For example, Twitter and Google have been steadily adding new location features. \u00a0And a few days ago, Facebook finally launched their check-in feature, Facebook Places<\/a>, as (presumably) a first step to making Facebook much more location-aware.<\/p>\n Facebook’s news is interesting from a number of angles, some I’ve written about before:<\/p>\n For users, this is all great news — having Facebook be more “location aware” is hugely useful. \u00a0I can’t wait to see what new features become available. \u00a0For entrepreneurs and ecosystem players, it’s a bit more tricky: \u00a0how can you play here without having Facebook stomp you when you get too big?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two years ago, Daniel Cozza and I spent a lot of time looking at location-based apps. \u00a0We brainstormed tons of ideas and prototyped one. \u00a0But we ultimately decided not to pursue it; the space (and the iPhone app space, generally), … Continue reading \n
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