Can Disney help Gowalla in its battle with Foursquare? (The Business Insider)

I’ll be honest, it’s been a while since I’ve used Gowalla (a location-based checkin service you use on your phone). I’ve found that in most of the cities I visit Foursquare has more users, more tips, is faster, easier to check in, etc. But when I arrived at DisneyWorld yesterday for a private tour with several Disney employees, among others, I learned that Disney liked Gowalla more.

Source : The Business Insider

Can Disney help Gowalla in its battle with Foursquare? (The Business Insider)

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Can Disney Make Gowalla Mainstream? (The Social Times)

“I’m going to Disney World.” It’s the chant of Super Bowl champions and award winners alike, and now Gowalla users too. For Disney fans it’s a new, virtual way to share memories. For Gowalla, the partnership with Disney could be a game changer.

Source : The Social Times

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Gowalla Brings Geolocation To Disney (Information Week)

Partnership will allow you to "check in" to theme parks using a smartphone, take guided tours, and collect virtual stamps and pins.

Source : Information Week

Explore : Geolocation, Mobile Computing, Smartphone

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Gowalla Disney deal announced as the Magic Kingdom checks-in (SlashGear)

Gowalla has inked a deal with Disney, which will see visitors to Disney parks able to check-in at over 100 locations across Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California, earning featured stamps as you go. The Gowalla Passport pages will show what’s happening at the parks, together with maps, check-in streams and [...]

Source : SlashGear

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Can Gowalla's Disney Deal Help Location Check-Ins go Mainstream? (ReadWriteWeb)

Location-based social check-in apps were the hot topic earlier this year, but things have markedly cooled down in this segment. Facebook's Places product threatens all of the smaller competitors like Foursquare and Gowalla , which never quite managed to get mainstream traction. Things have been especially quiet around Gowalla, but the company just announced a major new deal with...

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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts check-in to Gowalla (VentureBeat)

Popular mobile check in application Gowalla today announced a new partnership with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The agreement will provide Gowalla users with custom Disney Gowalla pages, a collection of recent check ins and activities for specific parks and resorts, as well as hundreds of available custom Passport stamps, an image in recognition for checking in to a...

Source : VentureBeat

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Welcome To The Magic: Gowalla Lands Location Deal With Disney Parks (TechCrunch)

Location based social network Gowalla has struck a pretty significant partnership today—Disney. The startup is teaming up with Disney Parks to create a branded, Gowalla-powered destination for park-goers to explore Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. People are able to view park happenings with custom Gowalla Disney Passport pages for Disneyland and Walt Disney World...

Source : TechCrunch

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