VentureBeat Pelago

最近听朋友提及 “GPS Based Social Newteorking“， 觉得挺有趣，google 一下。 找到许多相关文章，现转载 如下：
Sucessful Startup: Loopt.com funded by: sequoiacap.com
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GPSocial networks built around location are a hot item, and getting hotter.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/27/pelago-closes-new-15-million-round-to-expand-whrrl-both-in-the-us-and-abroad/
It’s one thing to have a group of contacts which you can update with words from a mobile device (think the micro-messaging service Twitter). It’s another to be able to quickly [...]

Social Networking Sites turn into Profits

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2008-05-11-social-networking_N.htm

Google- Like Revenue

5 things that make your social network monetize like crap

Are the social networks making tons of money?
People have been very excited about the advertising prospects of social networks lately. First you have announcements from MySpace about an 80% rise in CTR through profile targeting, as well as some claims of Facebook’s going rate CPMs being [...]

GPS Based Social Networking TechCrunch

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/28/the-state-of-location-based-social-networking-on-the-iphone/
We’ve been bullish about location-based social networks for quite awhile now, especially since Apple announced that it would open up the iPhone to developers. And with two significant developments in this space just this week (more on that below), we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and look at [...]