3 in 10 US Adults Use Mobile, Social Location-based Services

Almost three in 10 (28%) US adults use mobile or social location-based services of some kind, according to [pdf] a September 2011 study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. This includes 23% of adults who use phones to get directions or recommendations based on their current location, 4% of adults who use their phones to check in to locations using geosocial services such as Foursquare or Gowalla, and 7% of internet users who set up social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn so that their location is automatically included in their posts on those services.
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