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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

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Location-based services — applications that “know” where you are and can use that information to connect you with people, places and things — are one of the hot new classes of social media applications. That doesn’t mean all of these phones will run Foursquare , Brightkite or any other popular location-based application.

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Facebook About to Drop a Bomb on Foursquare?

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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. Tags: Social Media Brightkite check-in check.in

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Stand By for a Foursquare Superuser

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And are those of us risking our lives every day on the social media front lines any less deserving of respect? The creators of Foursquare are tapping into basic human behavior. Foursquare plays to both of these, and many others. Tags: Social Media Foursquare Superuser. create new badges.&#.

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My Foursquare Rep Noticed Some Unusual Activity on My Account

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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. It seems like Foursquare really cares about me as an individual. I was really surprised. Sometimes these kinds of transactions are perfectly normal.

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Foursquare Driving Media Paranoia Fun Fest

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The idea is that you “check in&# with a service like Brightkite or Foursquare , letting your friends know you are at a restaurant, the office, the gym, etc., “God damn Foursquare! You shouldn’t be on Foursquare!&#. and this alerts criminals that you are away from home so they can burglarize you.

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My Moment of Foursquare Fame

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That’s because Foursquare resets every Monday. Posted via email from socialized. Tags: Social Media. I hit #12 this morning with a pathetic score.

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

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Here are my five social media predictions for 2010. Location-Based Applications Will Dissolve Into General Social Networks. Before we can say the enterprise social software market is mature, enterprise brands must become as generic and pervasive as PowerPoint. Augmented Reality Applications Will Start to Go Mainstream.