This week's developerWorks newsletter intro focuses on the hip new world of Foursquare. Not subscribed? Sign up for your customized newsletter today! ************************ Welcome, developers! You've seen their status updates as they make their way around town: the social networking trailblazers who use Foursquare to keep the world apprised of their whereabouts. (Bianca's having a cappuccino at Diesel; Ian is catching a show at the Paradise.) What's up with that? Location-based services like Foursquare allow users to send geographic... [More]

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Have you taken the Twitter leap yet? The way I see it, there are three basic types of people when it comes to Twitter: 1. People who say "why not" and jump right in with no idea what you're getting into.  2. People who hesitate at first - it might be because you're not sure if it makes sense for you, you're not sure how to start, you're afraid to make a mistake, or you have unanswered questions.   3. And then there are the people who aren't on Twitter and never will be - hey, that's okay.  But you're probably not reading this blog... [More]

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 How often do you check your twitter friends' updates?  Your facebook wall?  Your RSS feeds?  I can almost anticipate the answer... quite frequently if you are anything like myself.   Well if you haven't already stumbled upon it... you have to check out My developerWorks updates.  It offers you one place to follow all your favorite technical experts, trending topics and My dW updates.  Honestly, I can't imagine what's better than that. Let's get started... Go to My home (I'd bookmark it if I were you), and let me walk you through all five tabs... [More]

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