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Death finds me on foursquare

Socialized

Foursquare brought me closer to death today. I checked in at the Apple Store in Los Gatos, California, and then walked a few doors down and checked in at Great Bear Cafe, where I ordered a mocha. Around 8:15 a.m. From across the cafe I heard "Is there a Joel Postman.

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Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Tests ‘Save for Later’ Reading Feature, Twitter Beefs Up Security

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Buffer: Facebook. Foursquare. Social Media News Ticker age gate Buffer Facebook Facebook video autoplay Foursquare security TV Conversation Targeting Twitter'

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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

In short order, we’ve adopted these tools, and there is a lot new ones coming out such as Google Glass and the Apple smart watch, Pebble, said Young. With Foursquare, a user could look to find people who are close by, like a woman in a nearby bar for instance. Luckily, this data integration feature has now been disabled by Foursquare.

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Social Networking Stats: Amazon Is Top Retailer on Pinterest, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

Foursquare: 40 million users. Out of the top ten retail sites, web content from Amazon is most shared on Pinterest, followed by Walmart and then Apple. Social Media Statistics Amazon Apple holiday boards Pinterest Searchmetrics social media statistics social networking statistics Walmart' Tumblr: 157 million blogs. via Tumblr.

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Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy For A $5 Gift Card?

The Realtime Report

Location analytics startup Placed convinced those people to download a mobile app that tracks them wherever they go, 24/7, in exchange for accumulating $5 and $10 gift cards over time, as well as being eligible for drawings of bigger ticket items, like an Apple iPad. Related Stories Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S.

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Realtime Restaurant Deals: Can LiveDeal Succeed Where Groupon, LivingSocial Failed?

The Realtime Report

There are daily deals from the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial, or the ability to offer deals to consumers checking in or using Foursquare, the location-based social platform. Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Realtime Tools coupon daily deal Foursquare geolocation Groupon LiveDeal LivingSocial restaurant industry'

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Social Media? There's an app for that!

Freelance Social Media

The app is currently available on Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. by cinta5 on May 21, 2010 Social Media Pocket Guide App Available on the App Store LangfordMedia has launched an app for small businesses called Social Media Pocket Guide. It will be available for the Android and WebOS platform in the future.