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We asked a random, representative sample of 1,753 Americans ages twelve and up if they were at least familiar with sites and services like Foursquare, Gowalla and others that allow one to post status updates AND location data. Based upon the results of this national telephone (landline and mobile) survey, seven percent of Americans have at least heard of social networking services that provide this feature.

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