This weekend starts the annual foursquare global hackathon along with the launch of foursquare’s new/updated API boosting new features. Foursquare has a development community over 10,000 strong and this weekend participates are looking to add to the number along with a chance of winning a few prizes. There’s not a foursquare hackathon event being held in Raleigh, NC but I have a few friends across the country participating at other city hacathons. Take a look at my 2806 foursquare check-ins below. Oh yeah, I have the check-ins to prove it too. MORE >>

Android developer talked about how his team understands their often-maligned smart phone apps might be ugly right now but will eventually catch up to their Apple counterparts. Foursquare for instance asks users to connect with their Facebook friends in order to figure out who they might want to follow on the service. Facebook Featured FourSquare Google+ Mobile Social Networks Foursquare Social MediaAll you have to do is take a picture of both sides of the check and boom it’s depositied,” he said. This is what mobile apps are doing right now. MORE >>

Arment Dietrich Overview Expertise Resources Gini Dietrich News Media Center Careers Contact Follow US Facebook Linkedin RSS Feed Twitter YouTube Share Categories Communication Social Media Advertising Entrepreneur SEO Marketing Marketplace COMMUNICATION / SOCIAL MEDIA / ADVERTISING / ENTREPRENEUR / SEO / MARKETING Aug 02 2010 The Time for Location-Based Marketing Is Now By Gini Dietrich | Email | Print | 44 Comments | Last week Mashable did a story on how few people are using Foursquare and that, perhaps, business owners should wait to do any marketing through the location-based program. MORE >>

would argue that it's something else: these corporate designers have figured out something that other technology and consumer electronic goods companies still struggle with: Apple , Google and Amazon have done an amazing job of removing the technology from their technology. If you want to make an anti-Apple fan roll their eyes and sigh ungratefully, just say to them, "it just works." But more than just working, Apple, Google and Amazon work extremely hard at stripping everything away to make their experience as human and intuitive as possible. apple. brand. MORE >>

In 2006 Twitter was launched at SXSW and Foursquare was launched at SXSW 2009.  There were also a lot location-based panels featuring Brightkite, Gowalla and Foursquare with Mapquest and Yelp tagging along.  Match.com and Foursquare… Sitting in a Tree. 2) Is a check-in based model, like Foursquare, or persistent-location, like Google Latitude, the best format for mobile dating? The app uses Twitter API so that customers can tweet about deals and review certain products, “These apples look delicious and they’re only 5 for a $1.&# Buy this. MORE >>