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Maniacal Rage: Gowalla 4 and Loss of Personal Milestone Data

maniacalrage:

I’ve been using Gowalla since its launch in 2009. Between Foursquare and Gowalla, the latter always seemed more interesting to me in that it took the common check-in functionality and added a fun layer of collection. You collected and traded “items” (basically, icons) and earned “pins” (state…

I could not agree more. Gowalla has dumped the very thing that made it unique. I like the idea of stories, but I much preferred the the items and pins. Oh well.

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   I could not agree more....items and pins. Oh well.

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    blog entry by Garrett Murray.

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    couldn’t agree more....total let down from Gowalla.

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15. ledebugger said: You should try Momento for iPhone, great way to track and backup your moments !
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    sites and apps we use today, may not even

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30. appletite said: Download “Momento” from the app store. Import ur entire Gowalla history. Use the app to create a backup. Then leave the Gowalla service and continue on your merry way with Foursquare and never worry about losing another shred of data. Problem solved.
31. mattdoucette said: I used Gowalla for a long time for the same reasons you gave. I ultimately switched because I felt the check-in process was more lightweight in Foursquare. It’s sad to see that most of the Gowalla users I know no longer have use for it.
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35. indefensible said: I’m often concerned by how much of our lives (and our *selves*) we’re entrusting to private corporations who might simply not be there tomorrow.
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40. anthea-whittle said: Does Gowalla have an API or something you could use to take a copy of your data? I’m a Foursquare user myself, and love how useful it is for finding some place to go when I’m on unfamiliar ground. Plus there’s the collection aspect, with badges.
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42. chartier said: As much as I usually dislike the practice, this is the reason I started using their multi-checkin feature to checkin on Foursquare and Facebook. At least some of my checkins were preserved on Foursquare. :\
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