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Facebook About to Drop a Bomb on Foursquare?

Socialized

Some think this might mean the end for standalone location-based services like Foursquare and Brightkite. Experts ” have recently placed Foursquare valuations in the $50M to $70M range. I think this is low, and I also think it is too soon for Foursquare to sell. Aren’t you glad they still offer a “Poke” feature?)

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

The Realtime Report

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.

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

It took a lot of hacking and ingenuity to make these a reality since most consumer platforms lagged (but not by much) in features (think video finally coming to the iPhone) required for AR. Features and capabilities help grow a network’s user base in infancy; huge subscriber numbers grow it to adulthood. PowerPoint is ubiquitous.

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4 Useful Windows Phone Apps

Idaconcpts

Windows Phone 8 has the backing of Microsoft. Microsoft is still the fourth most valuable company. What’s impressive about Microsoft is that they know from OS’. 4 th & Mayor brings the fun and convenience of the Foursquare app to the Windows Phone environment. So they are still quite the force to reckon with.

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An Easter Surprise, Using QR Codes for Instant Sampling

Convince & Convert

In fact, we included 22 Microsoft Tags (similar to QR codes) in The NOW Revolution, so we could direct readers to a treasure trove of additional resources that expand and enhance the book. The only part of this program I would change is that their Foursquare page didn’t mention the QR program whatsoever.

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

Saying It Social

Here are directions for adding to Microsoft Outlook: [link]. Smart move to have Foursquare advertised on the window/door to remind folks to check-in while they are there. We have a soft spot for places that not only advertise Foursquare but especially those that offer specials AND tell you about them! Restaurant?

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Google+ and World Domination

Janet Fouts

The network itself is reminiscent of a mix of the best features of FriendFeed , Facebook and a few other networks, and as Kit Eaton pointed out in her Google+ post on Fast Company the network seems positioned to take over from Foursquare , Instagram , Facebook and maybe even Twitter and Quora. My recommendation for a business?

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