Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams revealed the deal in a post on the company's official blog. Facebook will acquire privately held social networking firm Gowalla for an undisclosed sum in a bid to improve its location-based networking operations.
For those of you sick of hearing about it, I'll start by saying game mechanics are not a magic silver bullet -- and I took great delight in hearing Gowalla CEO Josh Williams proclaim "we don't need no stinkin' badges" at last month's Snowcial.
Knowing when to hold 'em, Evan Williams Yahoo says that Josh Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately: From The SEW Blog. Merge Historical Maps With Current World In Google Earth
