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“I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places.”

Quote by Jack Dorsey

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Jack Dorsey, born in November 1976, is an outstanding businessman known for his innovative work in the fields of social media and mobile payments. He is best known as the co-founder of Twitter and Square. more

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