Geography Finds Its Place Online With Geo-social Networking Sites

CANADIAN PRESS -- May 1 --They're called points of interest and can range from favourite outlet malls and good fishing spots to golf courses where Tiger Woods won a PGA tour championship. Geography is becoming a part of social networking on the Internet as websites focus on places that connect people, and as GPS technology becomes more common among consumers. POIfriend.com is an example of new geo-social networking websites that connect people to places. POI stands for point of interest. It's all about sharing favourite places. "POIfriend.com is the first site of its kind in that we have created a community for people to come together under the common bond of identifying locations of importance to them." said Bill McLean, co-founder of POIfriend.com in Oakville, Ont. FULL ARTICLE @ CANADIAN PRESS