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The location-based service Foursquare offers individual users the chance to share where they are and get recommendations on where to go next. As a small business, you’re probably blown away by the figures: 20 million users worldwide are on Foursquare, and they have racked up 2.5 Here are 5 tips on using Foursquare to promote your small business. This marks you as the manager and allows you to take advantage of Foursquare’s tools to attract users. MORE
The location-based service Foursquare offers individual users the chance to share where they are and get recommendations on where to go next. As a small business, you’re probably blown away by the figures: 20 million users worldwide are on Foursquare, and they have racked up 2.5 Here are 5 tips on using Foursquare to promote your small business. This marks you as the manager and allows you to take advantage of Foursquare’s tools to attract users. MORE
Foursquare brought me closer to death today. Around 8:15 a.m. I checked in at the Apple Store in Los Gatos, California, and then walked a few doors down and checked in at Great Bear Cafe, where I ordered a mocha. From across the cafe I heard "Is there a Joel Postman MORE
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. It’s good to know that I can go through my day checking in whenever I feel like it, knowing that the integrity of my account, and each and every check-in, is protected from abuse by the good people at Foursquare. MORE
On Wednesday, I had my first experience with a foursquare stalker when a stranger called me at the Great Bear Cafe in Los Gatos, California after I did a 4sq check-in. I considered the whole thing harmless if not a little strange. Today, it happened again when I checked into a MORE
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Foursquare: 45 million users. Foursquare Sees Major Revenue Growth in 2013 and Q1 2014. Foursquare is rapidly approaching its fifth birthday, and CEO Dennis Crowley is optimistic about the app’s future. A few more stats from the interview: Foursquare has more than 60 million venues in their database. How can Foursquare come to life when you are not thinking about it?” ” Will this new focus help Foursquare stay relevant to its users? MORE
As I sat in my car trying to catch my breath following a gut busting workout, I opened my phone and checked in on Foursquare at the gym. When I arrived home and took Sasha for her morning walk, I began evaluating how I am currently using Foursquare. I realized that I use Foursquare for three main purposes these days: Fitness. The gamification aspect of Foursquare was fun. Using Foursquare while on vacation allows me to track and remember memories. MORE
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. Competitors like Yelp, GoWalla and Loopt have fallen by the wayside, leaving Foursquare to be the one left standing. MORE
After 2,240 check-ins, 669 photos, 106 tips, 46 badges, and 21 mayorships, I deleted my Foursquare account. ” “I never used Foursquare to find places; I used and still use Yelp.” ” “I used Foursquare for the function that is now on Swarm. But considering I have more local and regional friends on Facebook than on Swarm; my productivity will increase by using Facebook than Foursquare.” MORE
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. To what extent do geography and demography play a part in Foursquare users and companies? Foursquare may not be mainstream but its users are having a fun time with it. MORE
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. But I returned to the Foursquare community last winter and now share my check-ins on a daily basis. I saw you checked in on Foursquare as I just did.” MORE
Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Popular Blog Posts About Social Media OliveWoo–The First Location-based Date Service » Foursquare Reaches 100 Million Checkins Posted by Anne Herngaard Jul 21st, 2010 Tweet Yesterday, the location-based network Foursquare hit the 100 million checkin threshold. The news of the great milestone was tweeted by Foursquare’s head of business development, Tristan Walker. MORE
I saw that you checked in there on Foursquare, Shea,” he said. I’ve read articles about burglaries and stalking thanks to Foursquare, but because I only occasionally link my check-ins with tweets, I figured I was being responsible. You probably shouldn’t be telling people where you are on Foursquare, should you, Shea?” I agree with Steve Garfield (who was also interviewed in Beth’s story) that Foursquare is valuable. MORE
Gil C / Shutterstock.com Foursquare has announced many changes recently. Foursquare Here are four you need to know about. 1) They’re rolling out a new logo. 2) Focus is now on helping users search for nearby places. 3) All check-ins now take place on its Swarm app. 4) Users will need both apps to check in & check. MORE
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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. And Yelp is an interesting player in this market, boasting a huge user base (huge by Foursquare standards) that it brought into the location-based world with an iPhone app earlier this year. MORE
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe GroupTabs-Groupon Meets Foursquare by Justin on August 25, 2010 There is a new player in the location-based service market. GroupTabs is a startup that is being billed as a cross between Groupon and Foursquare. MORE
Many people opt to syndicate FourSquare check-ins to Twitter, or Twitter messages to LinkedIn, or LinkedIn updates to Facebook. Check-ins stay on Foursquare and tweets keep to Twitter. Something to think about. -- Thank you for reading Syndicating FourSquare to Twitter at AriWriter. Related posts: Foursquare, Plancast, and Tungle: 3 Applications to Share Your Activities. Tags: Social Media Foursquare tools Twitter MORE
Tweet Since the launch at SXSW back in 2009, Foursquare is now no longer a location-based app just for the fun of it. With more than 20 million users world wide and no less than over 2 billion check-ins every single day of the year, Foursquare has become serious business. According to AdAge , Noah Weiss, Foursquare Product Manager, explains that they regard these Promoted Updates as similar to the Google search ads in the sense that only relevant promotions will be shown. MORE
If you're a regular user of services like Twitter or Foursquare , you've undoubtedly been met with skeptics and naysayers who wonder aloud, "Why would I want to tell anyone what I'm having for lunch?" This new video helps to put Foursquare's services into perspective for people who wonder "What's the value of 'checking in'?" Video foursquare MORE
Foursquare: over 25 million users. 42% of Those Who Downloaded Foursquare App Use It Actively. Foursquare had 10.4 Nielsen’s “Social Media Report 2012″ report revealed that 42% of the 25 million people who have downloaded the Foursquare app are using it at least once per month. Nielsen ranked Foursquare behind only Facebook (78 million) and Twitter (23 million) in terms of July mobile app users, according to AdWeek. MORE
Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Defining a Strategy To Use Content In B2B Marketing Meet The Founder of The Bees Awards » Roskilde Festival is on Foursquare Posted by Anne Herngaard Jul 5th, 2010 Tweet I’ve been attending Roskilde Festival. The festival had its own Foursquare profile and had added tips for the different stages. MORE
But the latest iteration is pure genius on the part of HBO and Foursquare. Between our natural love for ice cream and exploring city neighborhoods in the warm weather, not to mention the amazing fanbase of the hit show, HBO and Foursquare have a winner on their hands as far as we can tell. foursquare Marketing #GameofCones is coming. And our prediction is that it''s going to be huge. MORE
253 I checked in with foursquare, and this "Check-in Special" appeared on the screen: I ordered ice cream sundaes for the three of us, and as the clerk was ringing up Yesterday, traveling home from Thanksgiving with family, we stopped at a Ghirardelli Chocolate outlet store on the side of the freeway. MORE
It’s all and well that Foursquare membership grew 3400% in 2010 but if people aren’t using the location-based service at venues where thousands of people converge, how notable is that statistic? If you can read this sentence, add a comment below if you are one of the 6 million Foursquare users who actively uses the service to check-in to locations. Also add a comment if you aren’t a member. -- Thanks for reading 3400% Foursquare Growth Not Notable by Ari Herzog. MORE
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I’ve been on a bit of a Foursquare sabbatical lately. Foursquare needs term limits for mayors. Foursquare – are you listening? Self imposed exile maybe. But more like Ulysses (the Greek hero not 18th U.S. President), I’ve grown a bit discouraged with the lack of benefits, the lack of interaction with my friends (interaction in my peer group seems like more of a novelty) and the growing addiction I was urging myself into. MORE
And when I go, I want everyone in my social media world to know what I’m seeing, so I always take a minute before the curtain opens to check in via Foursquare. For shows targeting the 20-something set of theatre-goers, like Broadway’s runaway hit Book of Mormon , promotions on Foursquare are most fitting. Living in New York, I take every opportunity I can to go to Broadway shows. It really is one of the best parts of living in the city. MORE
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Foursquare Marketing by cinta5 on July 1, 2010 Lately on Freelance Social Media we’ve been discussing businesses using Foursquare as a way to build loyalty with their customers. In the last few months, a growing number of businesses have begun to utilize the “specials&# feature on Foursquare. million Foursquare users. MORE
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!&#. Tags: Social Media Foursquare Google Buzz Location Based Services please rob me privacy MORE
This improvement makes it possible for users to share comments and photos, which therefore makes Foursquare’s users interact a lot more with each other. It makes Foursquare even more social than earlier – and that’s what people want! In addition, Foursquare has made a new check-in screen, and this encourages the users to share a photo by presenting an empty photo box. But if more of these requested improvements are on the way, Foursquare will become more and more social. MORE
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Is Foursquare everywhere? by Justin on June 2, 2010 Foursquare recently announced that they were gaining 15,000 users a day. Obviously, these numbers are large but I didn’t quite realize how widespread Foursquare really was until this past weekend. Along the way I decided to check in on Foursquare each time we stopped. So, Foursquare is everywhere. MORE
According to the Wall Street Journal , Foursquare has partnered with American Express to offer discounts for shoppers who use Foursquare. It will work like this: AmEx customers can register their cards in Foursquare to get access to special offers. The location-based network Foursquare has also been challenged with the launch of Facebook Places that have Deals as a similar service. Tweet. MORE
As I guessed in my first post, my recent foursquare "stalker" experience was a PR stunt for ifidie.net, a Facebook app that allows users to create messages that will be distributed when they die. The caller who spoke to me when I was at Great Bear in Los Gatos unfortunately MORE
Categories: Blog , Facebook , Foursquare , Google Plus , mobile marketing , Pinterest , Social Media Marketing Tags: Facebook , Facebook anonymity , Facebook Audience Network , foursquare , Foursquare Swarm , google plus , Guided Search , Pinterest , youtube , YouTube intro videos Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place. MORE
Tweet More and more people are using Foursquare to check in and share their location. If you wish to use foursquare as a marketing channel for your brand, here is a list of things you can do when starting on Foursquare: 1. Claim you place on foursquare. If you are a business, you should claim your places, which means that you are now a manager of your places on foursquare. Grow your business with foursquare “Specials!” MORE
Perhaps it doesn’t deserve the status of a combat fighter pilot, but Foursquare has upgraded me to “Superuser&# status, which means: “you gain the ability to edit our venue database (fixing incorrect addresses, suggesting duplicate venues, marking places as “closed&# , matching venues with their Twitter accounts). The creators of Foursquare are tapping into basic human behavior. Foursquare plays to both of these, and many others. MORE
Foursquare has been around for a few years and has always been a bit of location-based fun. But that’s set to change with yesterday’s relaunch of the ‘All new Foursquare ‘ Image via CrunchBase. Now Foursquare lets users explore in ways. And new Foursquare promises innovations and features to come soon. Foursquare has always been fun to use, let’s see how the relaunch will change things. Related posts: A week of Foursquare checkins. MORE
Late last week, foursquare launched an entirely revamped platform for businesses. Foursquare location based marketing Uncategorized foursquare foursquare deals foursquare for business foursquare specialsIt opens up lots of new options for creating specials and makes the process of creating specials easier to manage, especially for companies with multiple locations. MORE
Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare: Facebook. Foursquare. Social Media News Ticker Bolt deep learning Facebook Facebook Gifts Facebook Messenger Foursquare hashtags Instagram LinkedIn Mitro social media news Swarm Twitter MORE
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the newly launched Foursquare ads , and whether they are a viable option for marketers, an annoyance for users, both or neither. In April, Bloomberg cited Foursquare data showing 6 million daily check-ins in January 2013 versus 4 million per day in January 2012. I’m on record as being a fan of Foursquare’s strategic pivot toward real-time, location-aware advice and counsel. MORE
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. Social Media News Ticker Facebook Facebook Camera Facebook Poke Foursquare gaming geolocation social media news ticker Swarm Twitch Youtube MORE
Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google Plus , LinkedIn , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Facebook , foursquare , Foursquare ads , GooglePlus , linkedin , Products and Services tab , Tap to tweet , Twitter Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place. Blog Facebook Google Plus LinkedIn Social Media Marketing Twitter foursquare Foursquare ads GooglePlus linkedin Products and Services tab Tap to tweet MORE
Foursquare Related Topics Sherrilynne Starkie
JUNE 8, 2012
Foursquare has been around for a few years and has always been a bit of location-based fun. But that’s set to change with yesterday’s relaunch of the ‘All new Foursquare ‘ Image via CrunchBase. Now Foursquare lets users explore in ways. And new Foursquare promises innovations and features to come soon. Foursquare has always been fun to use, let’s see how the relaunch will change things. Related posts: A week of Foursquare checkins.
Firebelly
JULY 25, 2014
Gil C / Shutterstock.com Foursquare has announced many changes recently. Foursquare Here are four you need to know about. 1) They’re rolling out a new logo. 2) Focus is now on helping users search for nearby places. 3) All check-ins now take place on its Swarm app. 4) Users will need both apps to check in & check.
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Harp Interactive
MAY 2, 2014
Categories: Blog , Facebook , Foursquare , Google Plus , mobile marketing , Pinterest , Social Media Marketing Tags: Facebook , Facebook anonymity , Facebook Audience Network , foursquare , Foursquare Swarm , google plus , Guided Search , Pinterest , youtube , YouTube intro videos Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place.
Harp Interactive
APRIL 4, 2014
Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google Plus , LinkedIn , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Facebook , foursquare , Foursquare ads , GooglePlus , linkedin , Products and Services tab , Tap to tweet , Twitter Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place. Blog Facebook Google Plus LinkedIn Social Media Marketing Twitter foursquare Foursquare ads GooglePlus linkedin Products and Services tab Tap to tweet
Mindjumpers
JULY 21, 2010
Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Popular Blog Posts About Social Media OliveWoo–The First Location-based Date Service » Foursquare Reaches 100 Million Checkins Posted by Anne Herngaard Jul 21st, 2010 Tweet Yesterday, the location-based network Foursquare hit the 100 million checkin threshold. The news of the great milestone was tweeted by Foursquare’s head of business development, Tristan Walker.
Saying It Social
MARCH 16, 2011
Late last week, foursquare launched an entirely revamped platform for businesses. Foursquare location based marketing Uncategorized foursquare foursquare deals foursquare for business foursquare specialsIt opens up lots of new options for creating specials and makes the process of creating specials easier to manage, especially for companies with multiple locations.
Mindjumpers
MARCH 8, 2011
According to the Wall Street Journal , Foursquare has partnered with American Express to offer discounts for shoppers who use Foursquare. It will work like this: AmEx customers can register their cards in Foursquare to get access to special offers. The location-based network Foursquare has also been challenged with the launch of Facebook Places that have Deals as a similar service. Tweet.
Mindjumpers
OCTOBER 11, 2011
Tweet More and more people are using Foursquare to check in and share their location. If you wish to use foursquare as a marketing channel for your brand, here is a list of things you can do when starting on Foursquare: 1. Claim you place on foursquare. If you are a business, you should claim your places, which means that you are now a manager of your places on foursquare. Grow your business with foursquare “Specials!”
Mindjumpers
DECEMBER 21, 2010
This improvement makes it possible for users to share comments and photos, which therefore makes Foursquare’s users interact a lot more with each other. It makes Foursquare even more social than earlier – and that’s what people want! In addition, Foursquare has made a new check-in screen, and this encourages the users to share a photo by presenting an empty photo box. But if more of these requested improvements are on the way, Foursquare will become more and more social.
Socialized
MARCH 19, 2011
On Wednesday, I had my first experience with a foursquare stalker when a stranger called me at the Great Bear Cafe in Los Gatos, California after I did a 4sq check-in. I considered the whole thing harmless if not a little strange. Today, it happened again when I checked into a
Idaconcpts
OCTOBER 29, 2014
The location-based service Foursquare offers individual users the chance to share where they are and get recommendations on where to go next. As a small business, you’re probably blown away by the figures: 20 million users worldwide are on Foursquare, and they have racked up 2.5 Here are 5 tips on using Foursquare to promote your small business. This marks you as the manager and allows you to take advantage of Foursquare’s tools to attract users.
Mindjumpers
JULY 26, 2012
Tweet Since the launch at SXSW back in 2009, Foursquare is now no longer a location-based app just for the fun of it. With more than 20 million users world wide and no less than over 2 billion check-ins every single day of the year, Foursquare has become serious business. According to AdAge , Noah Weiss, Foursquare Product Manager, explains that they regard these Promoted Updates as similar to the Google search ads in the sense that only relevant promotions will be shown.
Firebelly
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
And when I go, I want everyone in my social media world to know what I’m seeing, so I always take a minute before the curtain opens to check in via Foursquare. For shows targeting the 20-something set of theatre-goers, like Broadway’s runaway hit Book of Mormon , promotions on Foursquare are most fitting. Living in New York, I take every opportunity I can to go to Broadway shows. It really is one of the best parts of living in the city.
Idaconcpts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
The location-based service Foursquare offers individual users the chance to share where they are and get recommendations on where to go next. As a small business, you’re probably blown away by the figures: 20 million users worldwide are on Foursquare, and they have racked up 2.5 Here are 5 tips on using Foursquare to promote your small business. This marks you as the manager and allows you to take advantage of Foursquare’s tools to attract users.
Socialized
MARCH 16, 2011
Foursquare brought me closer to death today. Around 8:15 a.m. I checked in at the Apple Store in Los Gatos, California, and then walked a few doors down and checked in at Great Bear Cafe, where I ordered a mocha. From across the cafe I heard "Is there a Joel Postman
Social Media Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2012
If you're a regular user of services like Twitter or Foursquare , you've undoubtedly been met with skeptics and naysayers who wonder aloud, "Why would I want to tell anyone what I'm having for lunch?" This new video helps to put Foursquare's services into perspective for people who wonder "What's the value of 'checking in'?" Video foursquare
Freelance Social Media
JULY 1, 2010
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Foursquare Marketing by cinta5 on July 1, 2010 Lately on Freelance Social Media we’ve been discussing businesses using Foursquare as a way to build loyalty with their customers. In the last few months, a growing number of businesses have begun to utilize the “specials&# feature on Foursquare. million Foursquare users.
The Realtime Report
MARCH 7, 2014
Foursquare: 45 million users. Foursquare Sees Major Revenue Growth in 2013 and Q1 2014. Foursquare is rapidly approaching its fifth birthday, and CEO Dennis Crowley is optimistic about the app’s future. A few more stats from the interview: Foursquare has more than 60 million venues in their database. How can Foursquare come to life when you are not thinking about it?” ” Will this new focus help Foursquare stay relevant to its users?
SocMed Sean
JUNE 10, 2012
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. Competitors like Yelp, GoWalla and Loopt have fallen by the wayside, leaving Foursquare to be the one left standing.
Ari Herzog
OCTOBER 21, 2010
I saw that you checked in there on Foursquare, Shea,” he said. I’ve read articles about burglaries and stalking thanks to Foursquare, but because I only occasionally link my check-ins with tweets, I figured I was being responsible. You probably shouldn’t be telling people where you are on Foursquare, should you, Shea?” I agree with Steve Garfield (who was also interviewed in Beth’s story) that Foursquare is valuable.
Socialized
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Perhaps it doesn’t deserve the status of a combat fighter pilot, but Foursquare has upgraded me to “Superuser&# status, which means: “you gain the ability to edit our venue database (fixing incorrect addresses, suggesting duplicate venues, marking places as “closed&# , matching venues with their Twitter accounts). The creators of Foursquare are tapping into basic human behavior. Foursquare plays to both of these, and many others.
Justin Levy
APRIL 22, 2014
As I sat in my car trying to catch my breath following a gut busting workout, I opened my phone and checked in on Foursquare at the gym. When I arrived home and took Sasha for her morning walk, I began evaluating how I am currently using Foursquare. I realized that I use Foursquare for three main purposes these days: Fitness. The gamification aspect of Foursquare was fun. Using Foursquare while on vacation allows me to track and remember memories.
Freelance Social Media
AUGUST 25, 2010
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe GroupTabs-Groupon Meets Foursquare by Justin on August 25, 2010 There is a new player in the location-based service market. GroupTabs is a startup that is being billed as a cross between Groupon and Foursquare.
Ari Herzog
JULY 29, 2014
After 2,240 check-ins, 669 photos, 106 tips, 46 badges, and 21 mayorships, I deleted my Foursquare account. ” “I never used Foursquare to find places; I used and still use Yelp.” ” “I used Foursquare for the function that is now on Swarm. But considering I have more local and regional friends on Facebook than on Swarm; my productivity will increase by using Facebook than Foursquare.”
Ari Herzog
JUNE 28, 2010
Many people opt to syndicate FourSquare check-ins to Twitter, or Twitter messages to LinkedIn, or LinkedIn updates to Facebook. Check-ins stay on Foursquare and tweets keep to Twitter. Something to think about. -- Thank you for reading Syndicating FourSquare to Twitter at AriWriter. Related posts: Foursquare, Plancast, and Tungle: 3 Applications to Share Your Activities. Tags: Social Media Foursquare tools Twitter
Socialized
MARCH 21, 2011
As I guessed in my first post, my recent foursquare "stalker" experience was a PR stunt for ifidie.net, a Facebook app that allows users to create messages that will be distributed when they die. The caller who spoke to me when I was at Great Bear in Los Gatos unfortunately
Ari Herzog
FEBRUARY 26, 2011
It’s all and well that Foursquare membership grew 3400% in 2010 but if people aren’t using the location-based service at venues where thousands of people converge, how notable is that statistic? If you can read this sentence, add a comment below if you are one of the 6 million Foursquare users who actively uses the service to check-in to locations. Also add a comment if you aren’t a member. -- Thanks for reading 3400% Foursquare Growth Not Notable by Ari Herzog.
Socialized
MARCH 26, 2010
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. And Yelp is an interesting player in this market, boasting a huge user base (huge by Foursquare standards) that it brought into the location-based world with an iPhone app earlier this year.
Freelance Social Media
JUNE 2, 2010
Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Is Foursquare everywhere? by Justin on June 2, 2010 Foursquare recently announced that they were gaining 15,000 users a day. Obviously, these numbers are large but I didn’t quite realize how widespread Foursquare really was until this past weekend. Along the way I decided to check in on Foursquare each time we stopped. So, Foursquare is everywhere.
The Realtime Report
MAY 19, 2014
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. Social Media News Ticker Facebook Facebook Camera Facebook Poke Foursquare gaming geolocation social media news ticker Swarm Twitch Youtube
Socialized
JUNE 30, 2010
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. It’s good to know that I can go through my day checking in whenever I feel like it, knowing that the integrity of my account, and each and every check-in, is protected from abuse by the good people at Foursquare.
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. To what extent do geography and demography play a part in Foursquare users and companies? Foursquare may not be mainstream but its users are having a fun time with it.
Mindjumpers
JULY 5, 2010
Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Defining a Strategy To Use Content In B2B Marketing Meet The Founder of The Bees Awards » Roskilde Festival is on Foursquare Posted by Anne Herngaard Jul 5th, 2010 Tweet I’ve been attending Roskilde Festival. The festival had its own Foursquare profile and had added tips for the different stages.
Socialized
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
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!&#. Tags: Social Media Foursquare Google Buzz Location Based Services please rob me privacy
The Realtime Report
AUGUST 4, 2014
Check out all the latest social media news from the last two weeks, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare: Facebook. Foursquare. Social Media News Ticker Bolt deep learning Facebook Facebook Gifts Facebook Messenger Foursquare hashtags Instagram LinkedIn Mitro social media news Swarm Twitter
Firebelly
DECEMBER 6, 2011
I’ve been on a bit of a Foursquare sabbatical lately. Foursquare needs term limits for mayors. Foursquare – are you listening? Self imposed exile maybe. But more like Ulysses (the Greek hero not 18th U.S. President), I’ve grown a bit discouraged with the lack of benefits, the lack of interaction with my friends (interaction in my peer group seems like more of a novelty) and the growing addiction I was urging myself into.
Socialized
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
I checked in with foursquare, and this "Check-in Special" appeared on the screen: I ordered ice cream sundaes for the three of us, and as the clerk was ringing up Yesterday, traveling home from Thanksgiving with family, we stopped at a Ghirardelli Chocolate outlet store on the side of the freeway.
The Realtime Report
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Foursquare: over 25 million users. 42% of Those Who Downloaded Foursquare App Use It Actively. Foursquare had 10.4 Nielsen’s “Social Media Report 2012″ report revealed that 42% of the 25 million people who have downloaded the Foursquare app are using it at least once per month. Nielsen ranked Foursquare behind only Facebook (78 million) and Twitter (23 million) in terms of July mobile app users, according to AdWeek.
Convince & Convert
JULY 24, 2013
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about the newly launched Foursquare ads , and whether they are a viable option for marketers, an annoyance for users, both or neither. In April, Bloomberg cited Foursquare data showing 6 million daily check-ins in January 2013 versus 4 million per day in January 2012. I’m on record as being a fan of Foursquare’s strategic pivot toward real-time, location-aware advice and counsel.
Social Media Marketing
JUNE 4, 2013
But the latest iteration is pure genius on the part of HBO and Foursquare. Between our natural love for ice cream and exploring city neighborhoods in the warm weather, not to mention the amazing fanbase of the hit show, HBO and Foursquare have a winner on their hands as far as we can tell. foursquare Marketing #GameofCones is coming. And our prediction is that it''s going to be huge.
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