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piątek 23 lipca
VH1 Will Be Promoting Foursquare On National Television All Summer Long
The caliber of the partnerships that location-based startup Foursquare keeps landing continues to be impressive. A new tie-up with VH1 will see the cable network promoting Foursquare through the commercial below -- all Summer long.
Foursquare has had commercials before -- like this Bravo one in February -- but this one should be the biggest draw for the masses yet. Foursquare has linked up with VH1 and Live Nation for an "unl... #TC #Foursquare #Vh1
Foursquare has had commercials before -- like this Bravo one in February -- but this one should be the biggest draw for the masses yet. Foursquare has linked up with VH1 and Live Nation for an "unl... #TC #Foursquare #Vh1
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sobota 10 lipca
My Fantasy Foursquare Life
I've had a very full schedule recently. Last Sunday I was in Amsterdam. On Monday I was "on a boat" off the coast of Texas and then zipped over to Dubai to check out the Ritz-Carlton hotel. By Wednesday I was in New York visiting the Foursquare offices. I spent the rest of the week in Waikiki, at NASA, in Monaco and, finally, at Pixar's studios in California. I really did visit all of these places - I can prove it because I checked in via Foursquare.
Ok, I didn't really... #TC #Featured #Foursquare
Ok, I didn't really... #TC #Featured #Foursquare
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piątek 9 lipca
Loopt Hits 4 Million Users, Propelled By iOS 4 And Android
"Foursquare gets all the hype." It's something I hear just about every day from just about every other location-based startup. And it's true, though I would argue that it's warranted -- and investors seem to agree. But it's also important to keep some perspective. While Foursquare is just shy of 2 million users, other services like MyTown have quickly surpassed that number. Same with Google Latitude, which is at 3 million. And you can put... #TC #IPhone #Android #Foursquare #Loopt #Mytown #Latitude #Ios4
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czwartek 8 lipca
Foursquare’s Next Game: Choose Your Own Adventure?
Foursquare is growing quickly, gaining momentum from mainstream deals, and now they have the money in the bank to keep it up. But the big question remains: can they keep it up in the face of major competition? Twitter already has location features, Yelp recently added check-ins, and soon Facebook will as well. How can Foursquare survive against competitors that have millions -- if not tens of million or hundreds of millions more users than they d... #TC #Foursquare
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What Jeff Clavier Is Buying And How He Lost Foursquare
Prolific investor Jeff Clavier has 81 deals to date, with several successful exits in his pocket--- including Mint, Truveo and most recently Disney's acquisition of Tapulous. As the founder of SoftTech VC, he is technically a micro VC, but he prefers the far sexier title of "Super Angel."
We talked to Clavier on Wednesday on TechCrunch TV, for his take on the pulse of seed stage funding and the sectors he's zeroing in on. Calling it a "seller... #TC #Featured #Foursquare #JeffClavier #Softtechvc
We talked to Clavier on Wednesday on TechCrunch TV, for his take on the pulse of seed stage funding and the sectors he's zeroing in on. Calling it a "seller... #TC #Featured #Foursquare #JeffClavier #Softtechvc
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środa 7 lipca
Foursquare Extending The Physical Reach Of Offers And Hints At Hardware Integration
There's no denying that the location-based service Foursquare has done a great job with regard to partnerships with local merchants. A new blog post today touts that and highlights some examples of how the system is working for both Foursquare and the companies. But underneath that are a few other nuggets of interesting information about Foursquare going forward.
First, Foursquare is going to start rotating specia... #TC #Featured #Foursquare
First, Foursquare is going to start rotating specia... #TC #Featured #Foursquare
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Foursquare Is Five Times Larger Than Gowalla And Growing 75 Percent Faster Every Day
Editor's note: The following analysis is written by Robert J. Moore, the CEO and co-founder of RJMetrics, an on-demand database analytics and business intelligence startup. Robert blogs at The Metric System and can be followed on Twitter at @RJMetrics.
Location-based social networks Foursquare and Gowalla are accumulating users (and headlines) with impressive momentum. While both companies have been vocal about... #CompanyProductProfiles #Featured #Foursquare #Gowalla
Location-based social networks Foursquare and Gowalla are accumulating users (and headlines) with impressive momentum. While both companies have been vocal about... #CompanyProductProfiles #Featured #Foursquare #Gowalla
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poniedziałek 5 lipca
Gowalla Focusing More On Beauty With iPhone 4 — Will Users Be Attracted?
As iPhone apps push out their updates to be compatible with the new iOS 4, most are focusing on adding simple fast app switching capabilities. Many are also giving their apps a quick new coat of polish to make them look a bit nicer on the new Retina display found on the iPhone 4. The location-based service Gowalla is focusing heavily on the latter.
Version 2.2 of Gowalla, which just went live in the App Store, is the first v... #TC #Foursquare #Gowalla #Iphone4 #Loopt
Version 2.2 of Gowalla, which just went live in the App Store, is the first v... #TC #Foursquare #Gowalla #Iphone4 #Loopt
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czwartek 1 lipca
Foursquare Fixes, Responds To “Who’s Been Here” Privacy Hole
Yesterday, Wired published a report detailing an issue with Foursquare privacy, whereby a program could effectively harvest Foursquare checkin data by constantly refreshing venue pages and looking to see which users were showing up in the "Who's Been Here" section, which shows a grid of users who recently checked in at that venue. According to the article, white hat coder Jesper Andersen was able to log around 70% of all check-ins in S... #TC #Foursquare
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środa 30 czerwca
Waze Taps Into Geo Tweets. Facebook, Foursquare, iOS 4 Come Along For The Ride
When it comes to mapping applications, Waze is probably the most fun one out there. It turns turn-by-turn navigation into a social experience, and a game (think: Pac-Man). It also happens to be free. And a few new features rolling out in the updated iPhone app today make it even more interesting.
The biggest new feature is the use of geolocated tweets for realtime traffic updates. One of Waze's core features is the abi... #TC #Featured #Twitter #IPhone #Facebook #Foursquare #Waze #Ios4
The biggest new feature is the use of geolocated tweets for realtime traffic updates. One of Waze's core features is the abi... #TC #Featured #Twitter #IPhone #Facebook #Foursquare #Waze #Ios4
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wtorek 29 czerwca
Foursquare Closes $20 Million Series B From Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square, And O’Reilly
Foursquare, the geo-mobile startup everybody tried to invest in or buy, now has officially closed its Series B funding round. The "wire transfer heard 'round the world," as board member Bryce Roberts puts it, was for $20 million, giving the company a $95 million pre-money valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, as previously reported, with existing investors Union Square Ventures and O'Reill... #CompanyProductProfiles #Mobile #TC #Featured #AndreessenHorowitz #BenHorowitz #Foursquare #OreillyAlpatechVentures #UnionSquareVentures
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Foursquare Requests Now Much More Useful With “Friends In Common”
Big news from Foursquare today. No, not that news (just yet). And okay, not really that big. Still, very useful.
Foursquare has given its friend request emails a nice upgrade today. Previously, all you would see is a text note that someone wanted to be your friend. If you wanted to learn anything about them, you had to click-through to their profile page on foursquare.com. But starting today, Foursquare has a new notification email... #TC #Foursquare
Foursquare has given its friend request emails a nice upgrade today. Previously, all you would see is a text note that someone wanted to be your friend. If you wanted to learn anything about them, you had to click-through to their profile page on foursquare.com. But starting today, Foursquare has a new notification email... #TC #Foursquare
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Foursquare Board Approves The “Wire Transfer Heard ‘Round The World”
The long dalliance between investors and Foursquare appears to almost be consummated. According to a Tweet by Foursquare board member Bryce Roberts of O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, about an hour ago he was "approving the wire transfer heard 'round the world."
That would be the wire transfer from the new group of investors led by Andreessen Horowiitz, as we reported a few weeks ago. Despite being one of the hottest startups aro... #CompanyProductProfiles #TC #AndreessenHorowitz #Foursquare
That would be the wire transfer from the new group of investors led by Andreessen Horowiitz, as we reported a few weeks ago. Despite being one of the hottest startups aro... #CompanyProductProfiles #TC #AndreessenHorowitz #Foursquare
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New Verizon Commercial Is Foursquare Obsessed
Foursquare has gotten some pretty big publicity before -- like in Vegas. But a new Verizon commercial appears to be completely predicated around the service. Well, provided you know what Foursquare is.
As you can see in the 30-second spot embedded below, a girl is walking around a city on her Verizon Droid phone. She pulls it out of her pocket, starts walking, and immediately begins using the device. So what's she using on it? About 6 seconds in, you'... #TC #Foursquare #Verizon
As you can see in the 30-second spot embedded below, a girl is walking around a city on her Verizon Droid phone. She pulls it out of her pocket, starts walking, and immediately begins using the device. So what's she using on it? About 6 seconds in, you'... #TC #Foursquare #Verizon
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poniedziałek 28 czerwca
Checking-In To Foursquare, A Look Inside The Startup [Video]
On the 5th floor of 36 Cooper Square, the Foursquare team works alongside Curbed and Hard Candy Shell. There are no offices in the cramped room, just rows of thin desks, monitors, a couch, a couple of classroom chairs stacked in the corner and a small conference room off to the side.
At the center of the room, Dennis Crowley presides, sitting a few feet away from his co-founder Naveen Selvadurai. Because the 5th floor doesn't fit the e... #TC #DennisCrowley #Foursquare
At the center of the room, Dennis Crowley presides, sitting a few feet away from his co-founder Naveen Selvadurai. Because the 5th floor doesn't fit the e... #TC #DennisCrowley #Foursquare
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piątek 25 czerwca
Foursquare Expands Offices — Wonder How They’re Paying For It?
Foursquare is "growing like a weed," co-founder Dennis Crowley tells us. So fast, in fact, that they've had to expand their office space. Foursquare will soon take over the upstairs floor of the office they're currently reside at in New York City. That's great -- Foursquare undoubtedly needs more room as they're now over 20 employees. The question I have is, how on Earth are they paying for it?
The answer, of course, is likely that th... #TC #Foursquare
The answer, of course, is likely that th... #TC #Foursquare
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sobota 12 czerwca
Andreessen Horowitz To Win The Foursquare Investor Badge
A months long fundraising process for Foursquare is in its last stages, we've heard from multiple sources, and Andreessen Horowitz looks to be preparing to check-in to Foursquare to take an investor badge.
The company has delayed committing to new venture capital as they considered buyout offers - negotiations went deep with both Yahoo and Facebook, and possibly Microsoft. The Yahoo discussions ended weeks ago, and Facebook passed on an acq... #TC #Facebook #Foursquare #AndreessenHorowitz #UnionSquareVentures #Oatv #OreillyAlpatechVentures
The company has delayed committing to new venture capital as they considered buyout offers - negotiations went deep with both Yahoo and Facebook, and possibly Microsoft. The Yahoo discussions ended weeks ago, and Facebook passed on an acq... #TC #Facebook #Foursquare #AndreessenHorowitz #UnionSquareVentures #Oatv #OreillyAlpatechVentures
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piątek 16 kwietnia
It’s 4SQ Day, But Foursquare Has (Almost) Nothing To Do With It
It's the day after tax filings are due, and that means one thing: 4SQ Day! Actually, the timing of 4SQ Day has nothing to do with a post-tax-filing celebration. The date (4/16) is four ... #CompanyProductProfiles #Foursquare
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czwartek 15 kwietnia
Snacksquare: A Foursquare Directory Of Deals And Venues
The budding business model for Foursquare is local ads through geo-targeted offers. When you check into a bar or restaurant, you might get 10 percent off your meal, or maybe a free drink if you ... #CompanyProductProfiles #Featured #Foursquare #Snacksquare
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The Gang Is Back Together: Dodgeball Co-Founder Joins Foursquare As Product Chief
Alex Rainert, a co-founder of DodgebalI, is joining Foursquare as head of product, according to a post on Rainert's blog.
Rainert was a seed investor in the location ba... #Dodgeball #Foursquare
Rainert was a seed investor in the location ba... #Dodgeball #Foursquare
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środa 14 kwietnia
Twitter Adds Places To Its Geo-Tweets, Just Don’t Call It A Check-In
Twitter is moving into Foursquare and Gowalla's territory. CEO Evan Williams just announced at Chirp that it is starting to add places as a geo-location feature. Twitter turned on ... #CompanyProductProfiles #Foursquare #Gowalla #Twitter
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poniedziałek 12 kwietnia
Germany’s Friendticker Recycles Foursquare, But With A Real CRM Backend
Since Foursquare never officially checked-in to Germany, another company has decided to become the local Mayor. The clone company Friendticker came out its beta on Friday with a b... #Foursquare #Friendticker #Gowalla
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środa 7 kwietnia
Foursquare Starts To Enforce The Rules, Cracks Down On Fake Check-Ins
Foursquare fans, you're going to have to start earning your badges and mayorships the hard way: by actually visiting the places you're checking into. The red-hot location game has... #CompanyProductProfiles #Featured #Foursquare
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czwartek 1 kwietnia
Pixels And Salsa: Adobe And Chipotle Play Gowalla’s Game
As location continues to garner a lot of buzz, more and more brands are thinking about innovative ways to use it for promotion. We've seen dozens of brands sign up with Foursquare to promote thi... #Adobe #Chipotle #Foursquare #Gowalla
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sobota 27 marca
Miso Gets Big Brand Love. Check-In To The Hot Tub Time Machine
For the past few years, being the "Twitter for FILL-IN-THE-BLANK" has been a popular trend among startups. Now, we're starting to see a shift. Several new startups are launching as the "Fo... #BazaarLabs #Foursquare #IPhone #Miso
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