---
title: Dodgeball
date: "2005-08-26T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 571
description: I explore Dodgeball, a tool for broadcasting mobile locations to friends, and note its recent acquisition by Google. This move highlights the growing importance of location-based services and social discovery in the early mobile web.
keywords: [dodgeball, google, location-based services, mobile social networking, geolocation]
---

[Dodgeball](http://www.discover.com/issues/sep-05/departments/emerging-technology/) lets you broadcast your location to friends via a mobile. The interesting thing is, [Google has bought Dodgeball](http://www.dodgeball.com/aboutus_dball_google.php).