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The Era of Location-as-Platform Has Arrived 
Read/WriteWeb | by Marshall Kirkpatrick | Mon, Jan 25
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The mobile location "check-in" is fast becoming the hot new status message type online. It was only a matter of time until "where you are" became a platform to build added value on top of just like "who you know" has on social networking sites like Facebook.
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