October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
Foursquare
Foursquare Makes Creating Specials Easier With Revamped Merchant Platform
With the launch of Foursquare 3.0 for iPhone and Android Tuesday came a wealth of new features, including a recommendation engine and an updated leaderboard. Perhaps the most important aspect from a business perspective was the announcement of more options for Specials with a revamped Merchant Platform, more details about which have since emerged. The free... Read more »
Foursquare 3.0 Launches, Huge Update With “Explore” Engine and New Deal Types
Location-based service Foursquare has launched version 3.0 for iPhone and Android, including features such as a new “Explore” section, new types of deals for merchants and an improved leaderboard. The new version of the app was launched on Tuesday evening, ahead of this week's South by Southwest (SXSW) event where Foursquare first made its mark two years ago.... Read more »
Foursquare Partners with American Express
Finally! Major credit cards are starting to see the money making potential of social media. Foursquare is partnering with American Express to bring users of both the game and the credit card discounts and special offers from participating businesses. A good move for both companies. Foursquare is looking to see how they can monetize their company, while AmEx is... Read more »
Foursquare Charts World’s Rudest Cities
While trying to make sense of the mountain of data generated by more than 400 million check-ins within a year, Foursquare has found out which of the world's cities is the most foul-mouthed. A post on the company's engineering blog revealed the types of tools that engineers use to generate interesting stats from check-ins and tips. Essentially, it uses a workaround... Read more » GroupMe Adds Foursquare Feature to App, Jumps on Data Network
It looks like the group messaging service GroupMe has jumped on the location-sharing bandwagon and now allows you to check-in through their service as well. That's good news for you map-jumping Foursquare people out there. GroupMe is a fun little text app that lets you invite friends to a group chat with an independent phone number that the whole group shares.... Read more » Southern Comfort Wants You To Enjoy Mardi Gras Through Foursquare Contest
I've never been to New Orleans, let alone during Mardi Gras, but it's always been on my list of places to visit one day. If, like me, you have ever wanted to take in Mardi Gras for yourself, Southern Comfort -- which was born in the city -- is offering fans the chance to do just that, with a Foursquare-based sweepstakes contest. The lucky winner will win a trip... Read more » Neat Foursquare Hacks Let You Discover Old Check-Ins, Create Instant Infographics
When it comes to creating fun hacks for social networks, the easiest way to do so is by utilizing official APIs. All of the big guns have them, and I'm always interested to see what apps developers can come up with. Foursquare seems to be in that camp too, as the location-based network held a Hack Day at General Assembly in New York Saturday. The company provided... Read more » Foursquare Website Now Available in Six Languages
In its quest for global supremacy in the geolocation market, Foursquare has updated its website to include localization support for six languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Italian. Almost every piece of content on the site has been translated for each language, from API documentation and the about page and even the names of the badges.... Read more »
Foursquare Nears 7 Million Users
Geolocation check-in network Foursquare is edging closer to a new milestone -- 7 million users. The seven millionth ID has been snapped up by a user in Romania, meaning that Foursquare is close to grabbing 7 million members. However, the number of user IDs does not directly correspond to the number of users on the service and, as such, user number 7 million, whomever... Read more » Foursquare Available on Nokia Series 40 Phones
With competition in the geolocation space increasing by the day, it makes sense for developers to have their services on as many devices as possible. As such, Foursquare has announced that it is now available on all Nokia devices running the Series 40 (S40) operating system. The beta S40 version of Foursquare was built by Nokia Beta Labs, who put it together using... Read more »
