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On this week's podcast Engauge's Rene Smith (http://twitter.com/#!/reenazoid) and DrewHawkins (http://twitter.com/#!/drewhawkins) speak with Caleb Elston (http://twitter.com/#!/calebelston), CEO and Co-founder of Yobongo (http://yobongo.com/), a location based app that allows users to chat about common interests in real time.

With users in San Francisco, Austin and New York, Yobongo helps people make new connections by grouping them into chat-rooms based on location and interest. By doing this, Yobongo has opened up a new way for people to meet, create new relationships, and share experiences.

In this podcast they'll discuss:

* How Yobongo started

* Chat placement

* Engagement and time spent in the app

* Building value and monetization

* New features

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