Link: dodgeball.com :: mobile social software.
"Big news, dodgeball fans! On May 11th dodgeball.com was acquired by Google! I’m sure a lot of you have some questions about what this means for you and the future of dodgeball, so we put together a quick Q&A. Let us know if you have any other questions!
Q: Why did dodgeball sell to Google?
A: As a two-person team, Alex and I have taken dodgeball about a far as we can alone. Since we finished grad school, we’ve been trying to figure out how to grow dodgeball and make it a better service along the way. We talked to a lot of different angel investors and venture capitalists, but no one really "got" what we were doing – that is until we met Google."
Mobile proximity networks are coming into their own, with the launch of Nokia Sensor this week and Google’s acquisition of DodgeBall yesterday (see also MobiLuck). Dodgeball works through the "friend of a friend" approach, like LinkedIn, whereas Nokia Sensor’s Folio feature allows users to connect based on common interests (see comments about "object-centered sociality" by Jyri Engestrom.
There’s more to come.
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