Checking in with foursquare at SFO
SFO is a hotbed of foursquare activity. Creative Commons image by Håkan Dahlström. With the increasing use of mobile applications such as Yelp and foursquare, it’s becoming possible to pull ideas from...
View ArticleFacebook Places is at the beginning of a long road
Facebook Places on the iPhone Facebook’s much awaited Places product finally launched this week. It’s the first step toward bringing friend finding to the masses. People have been using Facebook to do...
View ArticleMaximizing the value of deals on Facebook and foursquare
Facebook Places punch card I was walking down the street the other day and did a search on Facebook Places. Up popped up a deal for Boyd’s Coffee: get 10 punches and get a free drink. As a potentially...
View ArticleHow the battle for local search will be won
Part 1: Local search is starting to get more social Part 2: How the battle for local search will be won Part 3: Google Hotpot a strong competitor to Yelp Part 4: Statistics on business and consumer...
View ArticleGoogle Hotpot a strong competitor to Yelp
Part 1: Local search is starting to get more social Part 2: How the battle for local search will be won Part 3: Google Hotpot a strong competitor to Yelp Part 4: Statistics on business and consumer...
View ArticleBusiness and consumer engagement in local search
Part 1: Local search is starting to get more social Part 2: How the battle for local search will be won Part 3: Google Hotpot a strong competitor to Yelp Part 4: Statistics on business and consumer...
View ArticleFoursquare 3.0 takes mobile ball to a whole new level
I remember seeing Dennis Crowley at SXSW in 2009 shortly after he had finished a panel on location services. He was on the phone and giddy that they had just reached 3,000 users. Two years and more...
View ArticleThe importance of staff training and POS integration
foursquare offer at RadioShack I stopped in at Radio Shack last week to take advantage of foursquare’s 20% off newbie special on an iPod Touch. (It’s a great deal. 20% off a current generation Apple...
View ArticleWhy the foursquare and American Express deal is really big
Foursquare’s new deal with American Express will allow AMEX cardholders to save money on purchases at select retailers including Sports Authority and H&M. As important as the deal is, I think the...
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