Location Foursquare Takes a Crack at Color With Shared Photos Foursquare, the location-based check-in app, has added a feature after an internal weekend hackathon that will bring some context to your historical check-ins. Now, when users look back at their check-ins, they won't see only their pictures, but also pictures taken by friends who were also checked in at the event? Sound familiar? Color offers a… Mobile Mike Melanson View comments
Apple How Flipboard Can Bring App Makers and Publishers Together Flipboard, the social magazine iPad app, is on everyone's mind right now. It just raised $50 million in funding on a $200 million evaluation, partnered with Oprah and is showing us what the future of media consumption can be while scaring the toenails off of publishers. Yet, what if Flipboard and other app makers could work directly with the… Dan Rowinski View comments
Location Groupon Could Take Out Foursquare with Pelago Acquisition All Things Digital reports that Groupon has acquired Pelago, the company behind location-based check-in service Whrrl, for an undisclosed amount. Whrrl allows users to check in to locations and discover new businesses nearby, while the Groupon iOS app simply shows nearby deals. Could Groupon - the leader and pioneer in the deals space… Mobile Mike Melanson View comments
Real World Mideast's Gay Platform Launches with Game Mechanics Mideast Youth has launched a new bilingual online platform for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in the Middle East. Ahwaa.org, created by Mideast Youth, is "a bilingual tool for LGBTQ youth in the Middle East that leverages game mechanics to facilitate authentic, high-quality interactions." "By creating Ahwaa, we're crossing a red… Curt Hopkins View comments
News Report: Twitter In Talks to Buy Tweetdeck Popular Twitter client TweetDeck, previously reported to have been acquired by Ubermedia, is now said to be in talks with Twitter for an acquisition that would nearly double its former $30 million price tag. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Twitter is "in advanced talks" to buy the client for around $50 million, according to… Social Mike Melanson View comments