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Nokia confirms acquisition of Dopplr

Dopplr pitches itself as a 'social atlas' and fills the niche of ‘intention broadcasting’ rather than status broadcasting

Finnish handset vendor Nokia on Tuesday confirmed the acquisition of travel-focused social network Dopplr, which is run, incidentally, by ex-Nokia director of design strategy, Marko Ahtisaari.

Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly

There was a report on the news in the UK this morning that this autumn will be a bumper season for spiders in this country. This is terrible news for just about everybody, because spiders are horrible. The Informer once spent a month in Costa Rica, a glorious country, and encountered some of the biggest spiders in the world. But that hasn’t helped him overcome the panic he experiences when even the most unprepossessing common-or-garden UK spider scampers into view.

Nokia stepping up social networking game?

Is Nokia set to acquire Dopplr?

Social networking seems high on the agenda these days among the operator and handset vendor communities alike.