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Google Latitude launches; Social networking meets maps

Google LatitudeJust in case you have ever wanted to know your friends’ precise movements–every location, every right turn, every trip to Starbucks–Google has launched Latitude, a new feature for Google Maps that runs on your PC and mobile device. Latitude is more evidence that social networking tools will increasingly be layered on top of existing apps.

Link Google Maps Latitude up with Twitter and Facebook in some mashup and I’ll be able to tell when my friends hit a public bathroom in Grand Central. Great isn’t it?

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Australians desert MySpace for Facebook

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

I've been using Facebook for quite some time now. I originally set it up when Facebook was fairly new and it was more for business professionals to provide a way to connect with like-minded contacts.

I also use Linked-in, which is another cool way to connect with other professionals.

Now almost every man and his dog uses Facebook to share all of their lives with friends, family and just about anyone who can find them. - Neil

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