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Social Media News Ticker: Foursquare Launches Swarm, YouTube Reportedy Buying Twitch

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, YouTube and Foursquare: Foursquare app splits in two, launches Swarm. Foursquare.

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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. Part of Foursquare’s appeal is that it does one thing really well.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

You can use most location-based services on your laptop, but they are more powerful and more useful on a mobile phone, like an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry. The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Foursquare. Brightkite.

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Internet Trends for 2014 Report is a must read

Dave Fleet

Key early themes for me (from the first third of the deck): Decline of desktop: The number of desktop PCs shipped continues to decline, while mobile is accelerating. “Over the top” messaging systems (WhatsApp, WeChat, Shapchat, etc.) “Over the top” messaging systems (WhatsApp, WeChat, Shapchat, etc.)

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3 Ways Mobile Apps Can Reward Customer Loyalty

The Realtime Report

Point collection is quickly becoming a popular way for mobile apps to encouraging return business, especially with younger generations. The app ShopKick offers a similar reward system, often with special promotions for small and medium-sized businesses. Earn Points.

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

Atom Thought

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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Internet Trends for 2014 Report is a must read

Dave Fleet

Key early themes for me (from the first third of the deck): Decline of desktop: The number of desktop PCs shipped continues to decline, while mobile is accelerating. “Over the top” messaging systems (WhatsApp, WeChat, Shapchat, etc.) “Over the top” messaging systems (WhatsApp, WeChat, Shapchat, etc.)

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