<p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Findery, a map-based social networking service started by the co-founder of popular photo-sharing site Flickr, launched a mobile app on Thursday.</p><p>The free app, which is available for Apple Inc iPhones, lets users leave notes, photos and videos about real-world locations on digital maps.</p><p>Findery is competing in a crowded field, where many users have adopted social networking and mobile messaging services such as Facebook Inc, Snapchat and Instagram to share their personal musings and to get restaurant and movie recommendations from friends.</p><p>Caterina Fake, Findery's founder and Chief Executive, is hoping there's room for a specialized service that appeals to a different set of Internet users' sensibilities.</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-findery-app-idUSBREA251JH20140306">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/06/findery-caterina-fake-flickr-latest-startup/5982881/">Flickr co-founder Fake launches new Findery app</a> (USA TODAY)</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/03/06/flickr-findery-sxsw/">Why Flickr&#039;s Cofounder Didn&#039;t Want to Launch Her New App at SXSW</a> (Mashable)</p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-flickr-findery-caterina-fake-20140305,0,6206175.story">Flickr co-founder launches Findery social discovery app</a> (Los Angeles Times)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dn-ZJ3wrZfs6irMeeV048DQwiAPdM&authuser=0&ned=us">59 additional articles.</a></p>