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HipGeo Mobile App Is a Twitter-Instagram-Tumblr Mashup Just for Travelers

If you haven’t yet heard of HipGeo, you will soon. Officially launched at this year’s CES, this awesome mobile app is like a Twitter-Instagram-Tumblr mashup just for travelers. In a few short weeks, the app has garnered some seriously awesome press from a few publications you might know of: “6 Apps Worth Downloading This Week” [...]

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PHOTO of the MOMENT

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Photo of the Moment: Dead End Church, Scotland