The future of location is context

Digging this quote from @chrishutchins

I think we're going to get past playing games and checking in an have some truly amazing things from location.

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Chris Hutchins: The future of location is context, where apps will be better at giving you relevant information based on real-time information about where you are and what's around you. I'm really looking forward to a world where by knowing where I've been in the past, the things my friends like, the weather, and more, applications will be able to pinpoint where I might be interested in going and what I might be interested in doing, as well as getting me there.

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New from @LinkedIn: Recommend Products on Company Pages

Product or service recommendations from one’s professional peers are among the most trusted forms of product information. They play a critical role in helping professionals cut through the clutter in making time-sensitive decisions about key purchases.

Making intelligent recommendations helps define your professional persona as an influencer and helps you build credibility with potential employers, partners and colleagues. Most importantly, it offers additional value to your network of connections who may be looking for your recommendation before they make their next purchase.

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Recommend your favorite products and services on LinkedIn Company Pages

We’re really excited to be launching Company Pages with over 40 companies globally ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. These include HP, Microsoft Corporation, Samsung Electronics America, AT&T Business Solutions and Dell in the US, Philips in Europe, Volkswagen in India and more. The initial feedback from companies has been extremely positive. Here’s HP’s Chief Marketing Officer Michael Mendenhall: “LinkedIn is a pioneer in harnessing the power of social media and brands can benefit tremendously from participating in this networking of leading professionals.”

Moving forward, we’ll continue to profile great examples of Company Pages on our blog. In the meanwhile, check out your own company’s page at http://www.linkedin.com/companies/. Read more at blog.linkedin.com

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The best way to avoid getting caught on @Foursquare

A popular topic this week is the privacy settings on Foursquare and of course Place (from our favorite privacy whipping boys over at Facebook)

The tips are good, but they left out one that I guess people need to know. If you don't want to be known for going to a place, DON'T GO THERE!

And in the unlikely event that you just have to go someplace that you don't want to share.. the DON'T CHECK IN

I'm a FourSquare fan boy.. I can't explain the draw and yes, I do check in using "off the grid" quite often. At first, it was the game. Then I got bored with that and considered it research or a record of where I went for later datamining experiments.

Let's face it. I like sharing cool stuff and while I was SHOCKED when I first got a comment about an auto post that I was Mayor of the 98 cent dollar store.

But who knew.. there are other husbands dragged to stores and we had a nice chat

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It's hardly practical to believe there are "right" and "wrong" ways to employ social networking services like Twitter or Facebook. However, there are "smart" and/or "safe" methods of use, especially for location-based services (LBS) that identify your whereabouts at a given time, like popular social network/LBS Foursquare. Read more at www.pcworld.com

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