Location networking startup Plazes raises $3.5M

Plazes, a social networking site based in Berlin, has announced that it has raised $3.5M in a first round of founding led by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures.
Plazes is a social network site with the added dimension of location tracking. Plazes automatically detects your location and connects you with people or places nearby.
Users need to download a piece of software called the 'Plazer' to use the service, and can then allow thier contacts to see their exact location.
According to Michael Arrington at TechCrunch, Plazes currently...
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