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Foursquare Evolves From Gamification To Recommendation – But Why?

SocMed Sean

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.

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago.

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Facebook Launches Questions

Mindjumpers

Tweet Yesterday Facebook has launched Facebook Questions, which allows users and pages to post a Question to friends or a Facebook community. Latest with Places to match location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla. And now Facebook has launched Questions after Quora has been buzzing for a while. How it works.

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My Foursquare Rep Noticed Some Unusual Activity on My Account

Socialized

What if Foursquare ran its customer service like CitiBank Visa…? 4sqpimp : I got a call today from Brad, my Foursquare rep. Brad from Foursquare customer service. Questionable locations like “around the corner” and “in the kitchen.” It seems like Foursquare really cares about me as an individual.

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Which Social Media Channels Should I Use For My Business?

yMarketingMatters

That is the million dollar question I get asked ALL the time. In order to help you decide, I have compiled a list of the most popular and effective social media channels at your disposal today. I will be following up with an in-depth detailed blog about each social media channel in the coming weeks. Stick with it.

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#measurePR, Social Media Measurement & Klout

Waxing UnLyrical

And everyone’s ekually krazy about social media measurement. And given how kontroversial Klout is, what better guest to address their questions? asked a good question: “How can people use their Klout scores to benchmark and improve overall engagement/activity?&#. (I Here’s a sample of the chat: 1.

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Social Media in the Industry: Customization is the Key to Success

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Over the past couple years, one of the most common questions from business owners has been, “Do I need to be on Facebook and/or Twitter?&# Without a clear methodology of measuring ROI, many businesses are still cautious to spend their marketing budget on social media and web 2.0. Who has time for this? Real Estate.

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