Engineering, Facebook and Foursquare

Foursquare Evolves From Gamification To Recommendation – But Why?

SocMed Sean

JUNE 10, 2012

Of all the location-based social networks out there, Foursquare certainly has been the one to outlast the competition. I didn’t say “Foursquare has beaten the competition” or “Foursquare has succeed”…I just said they outlasted the competition. Notice how I chose my words carefully.

Foursquare

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Facebook Graph Search: Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 17, 2013

Much anticipated, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled this week that Facebook has built Graph Search – a search engine within Facebook that combines web search with your social graph thus making it possible to search your entire life and those of your friends. Facebook stocks falling. Continuous Google war.

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Social Media News Ticker: Edit Your Facebook ‘Look Back,’ LinkedIn Kills ‘Intro,’ Twitter Debuts Data Grant Program

The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare: Facebook’s Look Back movie now has edit options. Foursquare. Any social media updates that we missed this week?

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Wendy's "Treat it Forward" on Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare for.

Firebelly

JUNE 15, 2010

Theyll donate an additional 50 cents every time you help spread the word about Fathers Day Frosty Weekend on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or FrostyCard.com. Theyll donate an additional 50 cents every time you help spread the word about Fathers Day Frosty Weekend on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or FrostyCard.com.

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

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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.

Foursquare

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The Next Big Thing After Twitter! Is FourSquare The Answer?

Atom Thought

DECEMBER 19, 2009

I was beginning to hear a lot about Foursquare in the past few months , actually more after I bought the iPhone3G, and in the past few days decided to explore and experience Foursquare myself. However Foursquare takes it to the next level intelligently by using the entire concept as if it were a video game.

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Which Social Media Channels Should I Use For My Business?

yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Here is a list of the most popular and effective social media channels: Facebook. billion people using the site each month, 665 million active users each day, and generates up to 645 million local business page views per week, Facebook has proved that its popularity amongst users is here to stay. Foursquare.

Social Media

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Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Marketers Buy Facebook Ads for Awareness, Not Fans

The Realtime Report

JULY 13, 2012

Facebook: 901 million monthly active users. via Facebook. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Marketers Buy Facebook Ads For Awareness, Not Fans. Marketers Buy Facebook Ads For Awareness, Not Fans. The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week.

Social Networking

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Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard; Facebook Ad Costs Highest In Russia

The Realtime Report

JULY 6, 2012

Facebook: 901 million monthly active users. via Facebook. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Facebook Advertising Costs: Russia, Japan and U.S. Facebook Advertising Costs: Russia, Japan and U.S. The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week.

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Social Media News Ticker: Embed Tweets Within Tweets on Twitter, Instagram Expands Ads Outside U.S.

The Realtime Report

JUNE 16, 2014

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Instagram: Facebook. Facebook 11.0 Facebook 11.0 Related Stories Social Media News Ticker: Facebook Acquires Pryte, Instagram 6.0, Let us know in the comments below.

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Optimize Your Social Media and Make Your SEO More Social

Harp Interactive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization work best when synergized. When you search-optimize and add relevant social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn (etc) to your media mix the result is far greater than if you had used them as un-optimized channels, independently at different times!

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Social Networking Stats: Instagram Tops 100 Million Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Instagram now has over 100 million users, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference this past Tuesday. “It Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts.

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Social Networking Stats: Instagram Reaches 80 Million Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 3, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Growth has continued to expand since the app was acquired by Facebook in April 2012, just a few days after the launch of Instagram for Android. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts.

Social Networking

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YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places

Firebelly

AUGUST 24, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly at Blog Indiana | Main | 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles » August 24, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places People are calling it a FourSquare killer. People are calling it a Facebook killer (due to privacy concerns).

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Social Networking Stats: LinkedIn Is Most Important Social Network for B2B Marketers, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 17, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Facebook followed with 19%, Twitter with 16%. However, when asked which channels they use most often, B2B marketers named LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter almost equally. via Twopcharts.

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5 Sites to Boost Your Local SEO

Idaconcpts

AUGUST 5, 2012

Foursquare. Nearly all social media sites are important when it comes to local links, but because Foursquare is so specifically targeted at location, it is definitely a place you want to be. Each site where your name and address appears is another links that adds to your search engine results. YellowPages.com.

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Why I’m kinda over Yelp: Foursquare and Twitter are my recommendation engines of choice

Jeff Esposito

MARCH 28, 2011

While there’s still a place for Yelp in my heart, I’ve found lately that I much prefer using Twitter and Foursquare to find new places and things to do here in Boston. Twitter is also a great recommendation engine, though not necessarily what it was designed for. Sorry, Yelp: I’m kinda over you. I’ve moved up, moved on.

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4 Places To Build An Online Brand Page

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 15, 2012

You’ve likely heard of Facebook brand pages, but did you know there are 4 top social media websites that currently allow brands to build their very own brand page for marketing and lead generation purposes? Facebook - Facebook led the way with brand pages. It’s true.

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Foursquare Brands Engineering Google

How Businesses like Sylvan Learning Center and Computer Explorers.

Saying It Social

JUNE 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How Businesses like Sylvan Learning Center and Computer Explorers Can Use Foursquare Depending on where you live you may be seeing more and more businesses advertising that they participate in Foursquare.

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Social Networking Stats: One-Third of Latin Americans Will Use Social Networks by 2013, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 30, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Brazil has the greatest overall number of Facebook users (41.5 Mexico has nearly 28 million Facebook users, while Argentina has just half that number. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Tumblr.

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Social Networking Stats: Millennials Are 56% More Likely To Find Brand Content On Social Networks

The Realtime Report

JUNE 6, 2014

Facebook: 1.23 via Facebook. Foursquare: 45 million users. The average millennial checks their smartphone about 45 times a day, and is 56% more likely to find brand content on social networks than on search engines or other online news feeds, according to SDL’s global study. billion monthly active users.

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Social Networking Stats: Twitter’s US Mobile Ad Revenues Top Facebook’s, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Twitter’s US Mobile Ad Revenues Top Facebook’s — But Facebook Will Win Next Year. But by next year, Facebook will beat out Twitter “by a significant margin.”

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Social Networking Stats: Facebook’s User Base Is Getting Older; Twitter’s Is Getting Younger, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 24, 2012

Facebook: 955 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Facebook’s User Base Is Getting Older While Twitter’s Is Getting Younger. .” 65% of Facebook users are 35 or older. The average Facebook users is 40.5, via Twopcharts.

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Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Facebook’s Mobile Ads More Effective Than Twitter’s

The Realtime Report

JULY 20, 2012

Facebook: 950 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. Do Facebook Mobile Ads Work Better Than Twitter’s? Do Facebook Mobile Ads Work Better Than Twitter’s? The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. via Forbes.

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Social Networking Stats: Google+ Hits 400 Million Users, One-Fourth Are Active; #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Facebook: 955 million monthly active users. via Facebook. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. This week, Google Senior Vice President, Engineering Vic Gundotra announced that 400 million Google users have now upgraded to Google+. The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week.

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Location-based Marketing a Must for Local Businesses

Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

Up until this past week the only big game contenders in the Location Based Services arena were Foursquare and Gowalla. Then on Wednesday, Facebook introduced Facebook Places, a new feature giving Facebook users the option to let their friends know where they are via “check-ins” on their mobile web enabled devices.

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How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program via Social Media (via PR.

Saying It Social

JULY 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program via Social Media (via PR Workbench) I’m a huge proponent of retail locations using Foursquare to enhance customer experience. I'm guessing for most of you the answer is both.

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Now People Can Join Your Facebook Fan/Business Page via SMS/Text.

Saying It Social

APRIL 6, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Now People Can Join Your Facebook Fan/Business Page via SMS/Text Message Just found out about a neat new way to get more “Likers&# to your Facebook Page, via text message! Have a local radio spot? Have a local radio spot?

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How to Subscribe to Facebook Business/Fan Page Posts in Your.

Saying It Social

JULY 30, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Subscribe to Facebook Business/Fan Page Posts in Your Favorite Feed Reader Hint: You can also use these tactics to get the RSS Feed URL of your page if you wish to import your Facebook Page’s feed on your blog or other sites!

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Social Networking Stats: Global Social Media Ad Revenue To Grow 60% Year-Over-Year, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

JULY 27, 2012

Facebook: 950 million active users. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. via Search Engine Land. The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. via Forbes. Twitter: over 500 million users. via Twopcharts. Qzone: 576 million active users. via TechCrunch. Sina Weibo: over 300 million users.

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How to Get People to Your Social Sites and Keep them Coming Back.

Saying It Social

AUGUST 24, 2010

On your blog you should put links to your Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. Here on the Handyman Matters Blog they have a prominent link to their Twitter account at the top and a Facebook Like Box to the side. Notice they even use the Facebook “Like&# button allowing you to “Like&# each of their posts.

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How to Create a Custom URL for Your Facebook Business/Fan Page.

Saying It Social

JUNE 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Create a Custom URL for Your Facebook Business/Fan Page I often get the question, “AK, I thought I created a username/custom URL for my business page but when I type in the address it takes me to my personal profile… what happened?&#

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

APRIL 18, 2011

In this post, we’ll aim to tackle some more advanced social search functionality so that you can make the most out of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. How to Build the Perfect Facebook Fan Page, 2011 Edition. Yet geolocation services like Foursquare and Gowalla continue to seek mainstream audiences with limited success.

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Are Keywords Still Necessary?

Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The search engines will rank you. You could promote your content through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Klout, Foursquare, YouTube, and every other social media giant out there and do just fine. Just write content, he says. Is there wisdom in that or is it a bit misguided? No keywords necessary.

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Location-based applications like Foursquare and Brightkite will not be the darlings of social media as some predict, but will instead turn into features and dissolve into general social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Location-Based Applications Will Dissolve Into General Social Networks. Even Google, a Web 1.0

SocialText

SocialText Social Media Web 2.0 Astroturfing

The Ugly Truth About Business Models And The Advertising Scapegoat

Twist Image

MARCH 9, 2011

You can cry that Search Engine Marketing is loosing its efficacy (I'd still argue that point), but you have to be able to respect what Google did. It's something that everyone from Facebook , YouTube , Twitter , Quora and Foursquare continue to grapple with. foursquare. search engine marketing. business model.

Advertising

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How To Promote You Facebook Page URL on Your Personal Profile.

Saying It Social

JULY 13, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How To Promote You Facebook Page URL on Your Personal Profile Facebook doesn’t make this easy. Now, Facebook says, “No more profile boxes for you!&# Come on Facebook make up your mind already! Now you are set.

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6 Reasons Social Media Sucks, But You Need to Use It Anyway

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Facebook can be a wonderful platform for sharing information, but also a playground for narcissists. Marketers follow other marketers, PR pros hang with other PR pros, engineers interact with other engineers. Facebook in particular is notorious for privacy issues. Not an unreasonable concern. The solution? Sadly, yes.

Social Media

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Study Shows Marketers Plan to Spend More on Social Media Programs

Harp Interactive

AUGUST 26, 2010

In keeping with the online habits of 18-34 year old consumers, the most popular Internet/mobile platforms that marketers are currently using include: Search engines (i.e. Facebook) – 84% using. foursquare) – 23% currently using; 35% plan to use. Google) – 89% using. Social media sites (i.e. Twitter) – 72% using.

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A Step by Step Guide on Getting Started Using Facebook For Business

Saying It Social

MAY 7, 2010

Saying It Social said: The Guide to Getting Started Using Facebook for Business is here! Comment by akstout18 | May 14, 2010 | Reply The link to my business page [link] does not for the people who have not logged in the facebook. link] Part 2 with advanced tips is a work in progress… [.]

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Are You Seeing ALL of Your Facebook Friends', Groups' and Pages.

Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Are You Seeing ALL of Your Facebook Friends’, Groups’ and Pages’ Statuses on Your Updated Facebook Home Page? Are You Seeing ALL of Your Facebook Friends', Groups' and Pages … [.] Are You Sure?

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How to Set Your Facebook Privacy Settings If You Don't Want Your.

Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Set Your Facebook Privacy Settings If You Don’t Want Your Personal Profile Searchable Why would you want to do this? How to Set Your Facebook Privacy Settings If You Don’t Want Your Personal Profile Searchable &… [.]

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Setec Astronomy

Twist Image

OCTOBER 19, 2010

They have a handful of Twitter followers, but have not updated their status in the past six months and most of the tweets prior to that are repetitive Foursquare check-ins to their work, gym and a local bar (digging a little deeper it's clear that they were trying out Foursquare but dropped it in short order as well). foursquare.

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Quora? Verdict: Awesome.

SocialFish

JANUARY 8, 2011

But (for now) the answers that I’ve seen are professional, not “social&# in the way throwing out a question on Facebook and getting lots of jokey answers is social. In terms of culture , think LinkedIn (minus the recruiter spam), not Facebook. You can dig right into topics without connecting to anyone.

Radian6

Radian6 Engineering Questions Foursquare

Foursquare Evolves From Gamification To Recommendation – But Why?

Facebook Graph Search: Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry

Trending Sources

Social Media News Ticker: Edit Your Facebook ‘Look Back,’ LinkedIn Kills ‘Intro,’ Twitter Debuts Data Grant Program

Wendy's "Treat it Forward" on Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare for.

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

The Next Big Thing After Twitter! Is FourSquare The Answer?

Which Social Media Channels Should I Use For My Business?

Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Marketers Buy Facebook Ads for Awareness, Not Fans

Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard; Facebook Ad Costs Highest In Russia

Social Media News Ticker: Embed Tweets Within Tweets on Twitter, Instagram Expands Ads Outside U.S.

Optimize Your Social Media and Make Your SEO More Social

Social Networking Stats: Instagram Tops 100 Million Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

Social Networking Stats: Instagram Reaches 80 Million Users, #RLTM Scoreboard

YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places

Social Networking Stats: LinkedIn Is Most Important Social Network for B2B Marketers, #RLTM Scoreboard

5 Sites to Boost Your Local SEO

Why I’m kinda over Yelp: Foursquare and Twitter are my recommendation engines of choice

4 Places To Build An Online Brand Page

How Businesses like Sylvan Learning Center and Computer Explorers.

Social Networking Stats: One-Third of Latin Americans Will Use Social Networks by 2013, #RLTM Scoreboard

Social Networking Stats: Millennials Are 56% More Likely To Find Brand Content On Social Networks

Social Networking Stats: Twitter’s US Mobile Ad Revenues Top Facebook’s, #RLTM Scoreboard

Social Networking Stats: Facebook’s User Base Is Getting Older; Twitter’s Is Getting Younger, #RLTM Scoreboard

Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Facebook’s Mobile Ads More Effective Than Twitter’s

Social Networking Stats: Google+ Hits 400 Million Users, One-Fourth Are Active; #RLTM Scoreboard

Location-based Marketing a Must for Local Businesses

How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program via Social Media (via PR.

Now People Can Join Your Facebook Fan/Business Page via SMS/Text.

How to Subscribe to Facebook Business/Fan Page Posts in Your.

Social Networking Stats: Global Social Media Ad Revenue To Grow 60% Year-Over-Year, #RLTM Scoreboard

How to Get People to Your Social Sites and Keep them Coming Back.

How to Create a Custom URL for Your Facebook Business/Fan Page.

Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Are Keywords Still Necessary?

Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

The Ugly Truth About Business Models And The Advertising Scapegoat

How To Promote You Facebook Page URL on Your Personal Profile.

6 Reasons Social Media Sucks, But You Need to Use It Anyway

Study Shows Marketers Plan to Spend More on Social Media Programs

A Step by Step Guide on Getting Started Using Facebook For Business

Are You Seeing ALL of Your Facebook Friends', Groups' and Pages.

How to Set Your Facebook Privacy Settings If You Don't Want Your.

Setec Astronomy

Quora? Verdict: Awesome.

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