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Can Ads Actually Make Foursquare Better

Convince & Convert

In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the newly launched Foursquare ads , and whether they are a viable option for marketers, an annoyance for users, both or neither. I’m on record as being a fan of Foursquare’s strategic pivot toward real-time, location-aware advice and counsel.

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Check-in on Product Discussion and Get Rewarded on German Rating Site

Mindjumpers

The Chicken” is a German website based in Berlin and it applies a Foursquare model to product and brand discussions. Brands get pages too – and an iPhone application makes it a lot easier for people to participate. Should I buy it? Similar Posts: Foursquare Gives Users a Holiday Gift. Location-based check-in model.

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5 Stories and a video to help make sense of Facebook Deals

Firebelly

Local Deals Come To Facebook Places Deals is a new application within Facebook’s iPhone app or via touch.facebook.com that let’s you find deals at nearby businesses. The success of group-buying services such as Groupon and flash sale sites like Gilt has demonstrated that consumers will jump at the chance of a good deal.

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Social Media Trends in 2010

Freelance Social Media

Corporations look to scale Here Armano talks about Best Buy’s Twelpforce and how they use employees as customer support on Twitter. Social business becomes serious play “Relatively new networks such as Foursquare are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile. This just makes sense.

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Why is Google Scared and What it means for B2B Marketing!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

This is why Google is so interested in buying apps like Yelp or launching their own phone like Nexus One since they realize this is the year mobile search really takes off and if they just stick to browser based search their overall share will diminish. Maybe apps like foursquare could have a business to business version in the near future.

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

7) Buy a guidebook featuring popular restaurants, tourist destinations, maps, and travel tips – I know it seems old-fashioned, but having a physical book will help keep you off Google Maps, Yelp, Foursquare, and Urban Spoon. Stop relying on user reviews on the Web and mobile applications and ask the locals.

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Google Voice and grandcentral

Freelance Social Media

I didn’t have any need for it at the time but I felt it was a pretty awesome application and it sparked my interest. This allows us to have a business number without having to buy new phones and deal with monthly payments. Jesse and I now use it for LangfordSevier. I highly recommend it for small businesses!

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