Zee for The Next Web:
Three months after the acquisition of Gowalla by Facebook, the company has officially closed it doors.
Foursquare is the dominant independent service in this market now, though Facebook has its own Places service, too.
Gowalla shuts down
I never quite understood the desire to share this sort of stuff, but obviously there’s a demand since Foursquare is doing so well. I guess if I was part of the 20-something crowd I’d be more inclined to do so if all my peers did as well, but now that I’m in my 40’s I find that the majority of my friends, while being technically savvy, don’t really use these services much or at all. Sort of dull sharing your activities with nobody.