Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Citing privacy concerns and not wanting strangers to know where I was every moment I checked in to a location, I deleted my Foursquare account 14 months ago. Forrester Research recently surveyed 37,000 mobile users and in its report issued this month, a mere 2% of those users had Foursquare accounts. How should companies do it

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Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Lots of really interesting reads in the Monday morning reading hopper this week: a look at why dictatorships would be unwise to cut Internet access; several pieces on the latest in mobile applications; a new take on the Lord of the Rings and a couple of neat videos. Fast Company: Google Gives More Prominence to Social Search.

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The Realtime Report

JUNE 20, 2014

Foursquare: 45 million users. Mobile Video Now Accounts For 21% Of All Online Video Plays. 21% of all online video-plays globally were completed through mobile devices in the first quarter of the year, according to video technology company Ooyala. Since 2012, mobile and tablet video viewership is up 532%.

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Foursquare: over 25 million users. Facebook Reaches One Billion Users, Foursquare Tops 25 Million Users. This week marked big milestones for both Facebook and Foursquare, with user numbers growing to over 1 billion and 25 million, respectively. Google Plus: 100 million monthly active users. via Google. Tumblr: 76 million blogs.

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The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. Twitter’s US Mobile Ad Revenues Top Facebook’s — But Facebook Will Win Next Year. Twitter takes the lead over Facebook in US mobile advertising revenues in 2012, according to the latest eMarketer forecast. Why is Twitter seeing such success with mobile?

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The Realtime Report

MAY 2, 2014

Foursquare: 45 million users. Mobile Accounts for 43% of LinkedIn’s Traffic . LinkedIn recently projected that mobile would account for half of the social networking platform’s traffic ; based on the company’s 1st quarter results, that could be a reality soon. Tumblr: 184 million blogs. via Tumblr.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 25, 2013

Mobile marketing is the future. Any marketer, or marketing firm worth their weight in invoices knows that the key to future success is adapting to and optimizing for the mobile market. Mobile users are shoppers, and we’ve got data to prove it. By 2014 mobile is predicted to overtake desktop Internet usage.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 31, 2014

Foursquare: 40 million users. Over 50% of Facebook’s Q4 Revenue Comes From Mobile Ads. Back in 2012, Facebook had “virtually no mobile presence” and most of the social network’s revenue came from generic banner ads that appeared on the desktop site. Growth in mobile ad revenue was even more impressive.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 8, 2011

Well, that’s the basic premise behind Foursquare. Foursquare is a social networking website that works off the location of its users. Keeping up with the whereabouts of your friends has never been easier than with Foursquare. Overall, Foursquare is definitely a game changer for the social media landscape.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 14, 2011

Amidst all the hype with social media, there’s a growing trend that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle: Mobile marketing. Before starting my own company in 2006, I worked for 16 years in the wireless industry for AT&T Wireless and Cingular, so I’ve watched mobile develop over the years with more than a casual passers-by interest.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 31, 2012

The SoLoMo (Social, Local, Mobile) revolution is taking over, which means that mobile and location-based social networks are becoming increasingly popular, while desktop based social media platforms are constantly working on optimising mobile access. The number’s don’t lie , mobile is the future.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JUNE 22, 2013

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. Luckily, this data integration feature has now been disabled by Foursquare. Big Data’s Not for Big Companies Only.

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Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Whether you are a business with brick and mortar stores or a company without borders, you should be tapping into the growing number of local audiences seeking products and services in their own locality. Foursquare allows for check-ins. 4 Tips To Extend Market Reach Through Local Search Optimization & Geotagging.

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The Realtime Report

MARCH 31, 2014

Facebook expands Lookalike Audiences to let advertisers target people who use their sites, apps, or Pages – now advertisers using Lookalike Audiences can target users who visit their websites, use their mobile apps, or are connected to their Facebook Pages (The Next Web). Foursquare. Any social media updates that we missed?

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

With the growth of smartphones, companies are focusing to increase their brand visibility and sales through smartphone apps. Here are some innovative apps that can legitimately increase a company’s brand presence as well as sales. Yelp will allow company owners to keep track of whatever information is being posted about the company.

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Saying It Social

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers? With mobile internet use on the rise these numbers are only going to soar. Saying It Social said: Is your business easy to find for local and mobile searchers?

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Foursquare: 40 million users. Mobile messaging service WhatsApp is being acquired by Facebook to the tune of $19 billion in cash and stock — Facebook’s biggest acquisition to date. According to The Wall Street Journal, it’s “the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture capital.”

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

His example was his local watering hole, where he figures by the time he’s checked in 10 times, the offer they make on Foursquare should encourage his evangelism, not just offer a discount on an item he doesn’t order. Because they are trying to run their core business, not maximize the value of Foursquare.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Location analytics startup Placed convinced those people to download a mobile app that tracks them wherever they go, 24/7, in exchange for accumulating $5 and $10 gift cards over time, as well as being eligible for drawings of bigger ticket items, like an Apple iPad. So far, at least 125,000 Americans have answered yes to the above question.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 19, 2010

Foursquare has been exploding in number of users the last year or so, but still doesn’t reach anywhere near the amount of users that are using Facebook. Facebook will make the service available in more countries and on more mobile platforms in the future. If you already know Foursquare, you pretty much know the drill already.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 14, 2014

Restaurants have been experimenting with ways to combine geolocation, mobile and social to bring more customers in the door. There are daily deals from the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial, or the ability to offer deals to consumers checking in or using Foursquare, the location-based social platform. How exactly does it work?

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 12, 2011

Most Promising New Company: PSGive.org. Best Location-Based Service: Foursquare. Best Mobile Device: iPhone. Best Mobile Game: “Angry Birds”. Best Mobile App sponsored by Mobile Future : DriveSafe.ly. Best Mobile App sponsored by Mobile Future : DriveSafe.ly. Best Mobile Platform: Android.

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Freelance Social Media

JULY 8, 2010

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Marketing Beyond Traditional Means by Justin on July 8, 2010 My post last week talked about Topeka Subways new Foursquare campaign. In most of these we were behind the times as most companies had already developed these areas.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 19, 2010

Foursquare has been exploding in number of users the last year or so, but still doesn’t reach anywhere near the amount of users that are using Facebook. Facebook will make the service available in more countries and on more mobile platforms in the future. If you already know Foursquare, you pretty much know the drill already.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Facebook boots two ad analytics companies for data violations – HasOffers and Kontagent both tracked the performance of ads on the company’s mobile platform; Facebook is telling advertisers not to work with these companies because they violated Facebook’s data policies(re/code).

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SocialFish

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lots of orgs are, for example, talking to WordPress or other blog platforms about developing their blogs and talking to mobile app developers about their apps. Thought Leadership – Companies recognize they must activate credible individual expert voices who can create content. Mobile, mobile, mobile.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

To be specific, only 28 percent of mobile phone users in the U.S. Furthermore, five percent of cell owners use their phones to check in to locations using geosocial services (like Foursquare or Gowalla ). Do you think they have promotional value for companies? are using the services. Seeing these results shocked me a bit.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 13, 2010

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. The concept is easy to understand, where ever you go no matter where, click a few keys on your mobile phone and let the world know where you are.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Foursquare: 40 million users. The company’s growth has slowed, adding only ~9 million users since the fall quarter (for a total of 241 million). According to re/code , that’s “a continued slowing of the company’s user growth curve, a problem the company has faced for some time.” via Tumblr.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The study included 331 companies with an annual revenue of more than $10 million, and it found that 23 percent of them provide customer service and support via the social network. Twitter Grows by 75% in Mobile Audience, LinkedIn Close Second. Foursquare Has Hit The 10 Mill Mark [infographic].

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The Realtime Report

MAY 30, 2014

Foursquare: 45 million users. A look at which social networks are most popular among various age groups [GlobalWebIndex study] Can Facebook regain popularity among a younger demographic – or will it simply keep acquiring companies that already appeal to that age group (ex Instagram, WhatsApp)? Tumblr: 188 million blogs.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How Businesses like Sylvan Learning Center and Computer Explorers Can Use Foursquare Depending on where you live you may be seeing more and more businesses advertising that they participate in Foursquare.

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Freelance Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Sell Products Online via Facebook by cinta5 on June 2, 2010 When I took over the online marketing for coffee company Devil Dog Brew , I wanted fans of DDB’s Facebook Page to be able to purchase coffee without leaving the page.

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Freelance Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Social business becomes serious play “Relatively new networks such as Foursquare are touted for the focus on making networked activity local and mobile. However, it also has a game-like quality to it which brings out the competitor in the user.&# I’m a big fan of Foursquare. This is an issue of user behavior.

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Freelance Social Media

JUNE 17, 2010

It can either be your company name or maybe for SEO purposes a keyword you would like to target. Once that number is met, go to facebook.com/username and click on “Set a username for your Pages&# There you can create what you’d like your url to be. That’s it! About the author Jacinta wrote 70 articles on this blog.

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Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Microsoft is still the fourth most valuable company. 4 th & Mayor brings the fun and convenience of the Foursquare app to the Windows Phone environment. Foursquare delivers content about your local area, like restaurants, coffee shops, bars and much more to your smart phone. 4 th & Mayor.

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