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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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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

He then collaborated with a magazine to create a data map of his life. “In And, Street Bump is a mobile application that lets people improve their own neighbourhoods. With Foursquare, a user could look to find people who are close by, like a woman in a nearby bar for instance. And it can be used for good.

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

On TV, in magazines, on the sides of buses, at work, at your kid’s soccer game, and in the bathroom stall next to you. Because we are becoming an “always on” society and are never more than 3 steps from our mobile devices and computers, social is invading everything we do. Trust me, I tried.

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The One Thing You Should Pay Attention To

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People hated Wired Magazine for saying that "the Web is dead." Long Live The Internet , was published in Wired Magazine in September 2010 and it caused a flurry of conversation (online and off). So, we're spending more time on mobile apps than we are on Web browsing. foursquare. mobile apps. smartphone.

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This Is Canada's QR Codes | Freelance Social Media

Freelance Social Media

QR codes have been used by many other businesses in magazine and newspaper ads but I was looking for something done on a grander scale. Google has used the codes by providing a business with a window decal that has a QR code which will direct the user to the business’ Google Places listing.

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50 Great Apps for Your iPad

Dave Fleet

BBC News – Great mobile interface for catching up on the latest news. NPR content, in magazine format. Foursquare – iPhone app for the popular location-based social network. Instapaper – For all those posts you don’t have time to read in the office but want to later. NPR – Another great news app.

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This Week in Social Media – 5/15/2013

Social Media Marketing

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. These are those links.