Geosocial networking

[1][2] User-submitted location data or geolocation techniques can allow social networks to connect and coordinate users with local people or events that match their interests.

The evolution of geosocial can be traced back to the implication of social application programming interfaces by internet-based corporations in the early 2000s.

[3][4] Amazon's primary API was released in 2002, which allowed developers to pull consumer information like product reviews into third-party applications.

Web mapping services with geocoding data for places (streets, buildings, and parks) can be used with geotagged information (meetups, concert events, nightclubs or restaurant reviews) to match users with a place, event or local group to socialize in or enable a group of users to decide on a meeting activity.

Furthermore, geolocated messages could assist automated tools to detect and track potential dangers for the general public such as an emerging epidemic.

[12] Freelancing networks are created with the specific purpose to allow users to find or post temporary employment opportunities.

Users establish and operate a professional profile and are able to connect with past and possible employers, employees, colleagues, classmates and friends.

These networks use the location of mobile phones to connect users and may also provide directions to and from the venue by linking to a GPS service.

Examples include Apple's 2010 purchased patent for a travel ticketing app, ITravel,[13] and Ticketmaster's smart phone application.

Instead of simply updating their status on other social networks with a description or link of their purchases, users download software that allows them to grab images of those products to post on their own shopping lists.

Geosocial investigation tools provide the ability to source social media from multiple networks (such as Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube) without the use of hashtags or keyword searches.