Gowalla team hired by Facebook, shutting down

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Gowalla team hired by Facebook, shutting down

Gowalla started out in 2009 as a way for people to share their location with friends and strangers by 'checking in.' Now, Facebook will wind down the service, as it often does when buying a startup to hire its talent.

Gowalla will join Facebook in California.

By Associated Press

Dec. 05, 2011, 4:09 p.m. ET | NEW YORK

Facebook has hired the team behind聽Gowalla, the location service that lets people share where they are using their mobile phones.

Gowalla聽started out in 2009 as a way for people to share their location with friends and strangers by "checking in." Now, Facebook will wind down the service, as it often does when buying a startup to hire its talent.

Financial terms were not given.聽Gowalla聽co-founder Josh Williams says in a blog post that聽Gowalla聽will join Facebook in California.

Facebook says Williams, co-founder Scott Raymond and others at聽Gowalla聽will move to Facebook in January.Gowalla聽is currently headquartered in Austin, Texas. Facebook did not acquire the聽Gowalla聽service or technology.