Firebelly

MARCH 8, 2013

That fact that Instagram wanted to profit from customer data isn’t what’s stunning. An entire economy of buying and reselling user data revolves around social networking, as it’s one of the few ways to profit from a service that’s essentially free. Foursquare 101. Terms of Use 2013.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 29, 2011

By Ian Paul That idea is very different from the Foursquare model where you check in to let your friends know where you are, gain local deals and win Foursquare mayorships and badges.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

A new IBM analysis of real-time sales data from Black Friday shows that Facebook and Twitter aren’t about to become the revenue freeway for retailers. Social networks fail Cyber Monday test. By Erik Sharman Signs suggest that it could be a long time before social networks play a major role in e-commerce.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 27, 2010

Facebook Places vs. Foursquare: Who Has The Business Edge? Facebooks unveiling of Facebook Places is an obvious banshee cry to Foursquare and other location-based check-in services. As such, Facebook has released a new guide for businesses to learn how to merge Facebook Pages and Facebook Places into a single Page.

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