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Foursquare Review: Why You Should Check In

Bill Hartzer

Well, that’s the basic premise behind Foursquare. Foursquare is a social networking website that works off the location of its users. Keeping up with the whereabouts of your friends has never been easier than with Foursquare. Overall, Foursquare is definitely a game changer for the social media landscape.

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When a Picture is Truly Worth 1,000 Words

Convince & Convert

Some of the top location-based services are Facebook Places , foursquare , Gowalla and SCVNGR. With the quality of the cameras on smart phones ever increasing, customers are taking brochure-quality pictures of their food and drink. If somethings on sale, give deeper discounts for best visual depiction of the featured item.

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7 Mobile Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

Convince & Convert

Smart retailers (like Target) are recognizing this trend and incentivizing the use of mobile phones within the store with discounts and coupons targeted at mobile users. Many restaurants are doing the same thing by offering a free drink, appetizer or a coupon code to those that check in using Foursquare, Yelp or Facebook.

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What’s Your Mobile Marketing Strategy?

Small Business Mavericks

Developments in mobile technology such as the iPhone and other web-enabled smart phones have propelled this growth. According to NCH Marketing Services, “more than 45 million American consumers are now taking advantage of digital coupons” and “search queries for coupons and discounts have increased by more than 50%” since last year.

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The Reality Behind the Check-In Hype [infographic]

Mindjumpers

Tweet About a year ago location based services (LBS) such as Foursquare , Gowalla was announced as the new big thing in digital and social media. Now approaching a year after the launch of Places, we have found this infographic, which is taking a reality check on the state of location based services focusing on Foursquare and Facebook Places.