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70% Of Americans Have No Idea What Geolocation Apps Are

by TwitterFools on December 7, 2011

READ WRITE WEB – Dec 6 – A new report from Forrester says that geosocial apps a.k.a. location-based social networks can "help increase in-store visits, your brand’s visibility and consumer word of mouth by connecting people with their locations and… Source: Alltop RSS

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A new Pew Internet and American Life Project study highlights statistics concerning American smartphone users and their behavior concerning geosocial and location-based services and apps. Over half of those in that demographic are accessing location-based maps or recommendations. 12% of the American smartphone population are using check-in services such as Foursquare and Gowalla. And 14% [...]

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56 Million Americans Are Playing Social Games [STATS]

by TwitterFools on August 23, 2010

It’s no secret that social games are one of the hottest (and potentially most lucrative) aspects of social networks today.But it’s a mistake to think that casual, social network-based games are just for web geeks. A new study from… Alltop RSS

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Experian Simmons is out with a new package of stats that document the incredible growth of social networking in the US. (Experian is an Edelman client.) Here are some of the notable highlights… First, some 66% of online Americans use social networking sites today, up from just 20% in 2007. This has been covered a [...]

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