This week, I had the opportunity to guest lecture for a great class on social networking at the University of Toronto. I spoke about how new technologies were facilitating geosocial networking, that is people connecting and sharing place-based experiences via their mobile device. I've been studying this for over two years and I'm an avid user of the ultimate geosocial app,
Foursquare. So I was excited to speak on this topic. I'll give a brief summary of the main themes I addressed in my presentation.
The
Internet Society is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. They are a global organization devoted to maintaining a free, open, accessible, and viable Internet. I've recently blogged about the Internet Society's call for people to submit ideas for a new
Internet Hall of Fame they are establishing.
What is geosocial and how does it provide ways for people to link products and services?
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