Political candidates embrace location-based services

Do you adore your governor — or are you at least interested in him or her? If so, you may want to check out the location-based service Gowalla this morning. According to CNN, “Political candidates crisscrossing their districts and states will be able to check in Wednesday morning for the first time on Gowalla.” Charlie Crist of Florida, Rick Perry of Texas, and congressional candidate Jim Ward of Arizona were the first to sign up for this service. How nice for them to chase shiny object…