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Foursquare and The New York Times Archive Would Be a Great Match

Adam Sherk

The recent partnership between Foursquare and Canada’s Metro is a good early example of the potential that exists. Metro will provide Foursquare with location-specific editorial content such as reviews, tips and articles on points of interest. I’d love to see a partnership between The New York Times and Foursquare.

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Foursquare Review: Why You Should Check In

Bill Hartzer

When I’m traveling around town, sometimes I like to stop in a coffee shop , and get something to drink, or stop over at a local restaurant for a bite to eat. Well, that’s the basic premise behind Foursquare. Foursquare is a social networking website that works off the location of its users.

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Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh'My

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. Foursquare caught my attention a year ago when most of my network that attended SXSW started updating their profiles with their locations all over Austin.

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You Need To Know: Social Media and Retail

Laurel Papworth

Foursquare Check-in : Similar to Places, Foursquare has 20 million users with mobile phones checking into restaurants, hairdressing salons and doctors’ surgeries. They win badges and special offers for participating. Airline staff greet me by name and not just because I’ve left my conference name tag on my jacket.

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Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. Foursquare caught my attention a year ago when most of my network that attended SXSW started updating their profiles with their locations all over Austin.

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

Almost Savvy

Keeping up-to-date on which parties are where and when, which are invitation-only, open to anyone with a SXSW badge or open to anyone period, is an exercise unto itself. This applies to conferences, travel, everyday running around town. They are huge, many with several hundred people at a time packed into crowded clubs.

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Social Media Predictions for 2010

Social Media Marketing

When you follow the recent rise of location-based services like Foursquare or Tripit , it's clear that people want to connect with others by location, as well as share experiences and seek recommendations by those who are well informed. Related: see Matt Singley's post on Why Foursquare is the next Social Network.