Location-based social networks are normalizing themselves quickly in the pantheon of social network deities; companies like Foursquare, Loopt, and Gowalla are prime examples of this type of social networking. Localized search is another thing that’s here to stay, as Google continues to hone its algorithms to area specific results pages. Still, all of this is nothing new. Since the beginning of history, mankind has managed to localize himself in a variety of innovative ways. Whatever did we do before GPS, and the iPhone’s Compass?
The following infographic traces the history of location-based technology from the most ancient to the most current. Be amused. Be informed. Be pleased.
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