Gowalla says it will build on, not compete with, Facebook Places (video)

Scott Raymond is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Gowalla, a location-based entertainment firm. His company is one of the partners that is launching a new app for Facebook’s new location service, Facebook Places, which Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed this evening.

Facebook Places is a new location check-in feature that lets users share their location with friends, see where their friends are, and discover new places. It sounds a lot like what Gowalla does, but Raymond says this new Facebook platform will let his company reach new users. So he thinks it will complement, rather than compete with Gowalla.

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Check out our video interview with Raymond at Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.