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Dodgeball

Dodgeball was a location-based social networking software provider for mobile devices. Users texted their locations to the service, which then notified them of crushes, friends, friends' friends, and interesting venues nearby. Google acquired Dodgeball in 2004 and discontinued it in 2009, replacing it with Google Latitude.2 It was founded in 2000 by Dennis Crowley.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Dodgeball was a location-based social networking software provider for mobile devices. Users texted their locations to the service, which then notified them of crushes, friends, friends' friends, and interesting venues nearby. Google acquired Dodgeball in 2004 and discontinued it in 2009, replacing it with Google Latitude.2

The story

Founded by Dennis Crowley in 2000.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Google Latitude1

Timeline

  1. Feb 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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