Why Facebook’s purchase of Instagram won’t be its last

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With Facebook’s IPO pending, the social media mammoth has been bolstering user offerings and analytics capabilities with major acquisitions, most recently with the social photo sharing app, Instagram. With news this past week that Facebook’s growth – it now boasts 900 million users worldwide – has begun to slow, the social network likely will continue… Read More…

Just four percent of Americans have used a ‘check-in’ service

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A few weeks ago, we asked readers whether they are using their mobile phones to “check-in” to locations with services like Foursquare and Gowalla. About 30 percent said they do so regularly — at least a few times a week. Not a surprise that GeekWire readers are early adopters of mobile technologies. But a new… Read More…