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Comment on Ask HN: What problem does Foursquare/Gowalla/Places solve?

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I think its a massive problem space, sure you could argue we'd all go on without it being solved, but the same can hold true for services like Twitter.

Many businesses at situated at a physical location, they need an effective way to be able to promote their offerings. People are out and about and want to know where the best places to go are, this combines their friends and other opinions, recommendations algorithms and can at time align with businesses wanting to promote themselves.

I guess saying this isn't a problem would be similar to saying that adwords didn't solve a problem for businesses less reliant on a physical location.

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