Apps to Help You Survive SXSW 2012
Since I’m not going to be there this year, I might as well do you a favor and throw out some apps to help you learn, network, and party while you’re down in Austin this year. SXSW GO is the official app of the conference. I personally don’t like carrying around all those papers or looking [...]
Read MoreMap the History of Rappers Like Tupac Using Foursquare
Wouldn’t it be cool to track the history of your favorite rap artist using a location-based application like Foursquare? Well thanks to a public relations manager, Paul Rayment you can. Rayment is mapping the history of famous rappers on Foursquare, adding note-worthy locations in the buildup to their careers. He has mapped Tupac’s roots and [...]
Read MoreMoving Beyond The Check-In, Foursquare Introduces “Radar”
The next update to Foursquare’s iPhone app for iOS 5 will pester you even more about things to do nearby. The new feature is called Radar, and it pulls suggestions from FourSquare’s Explore feature. Depending on your location, it might suggest a nearby restaurant, or remind you that the coffee shop on your to-do list [...]
Read MoreNokia Creates Foursquare-Enabled Vending Machine
Location-based technology and vending machines seem like a natural match, but Nokia is among the first, perhaps the first, to make the connection. To celebrate Social Media Week, the mobile brand released the video above detailing how such a machine works: All you have to do is check in to the machine on Foursquare using the #NokiaConnects [...]
Read MoreFoursquare Hits A Billion Checkins, Launches New Version Of Its App
Location based app Foursquare has just one billion checkins, it just announced on its blog. The app has gone from 100 million checkins in July, 2010 to 200 million in Oct 2010 to 750 million checkins in June 2011. Along with the milestone, Foursquare has launched a new version of its app now available in the [...]
Read MoreFoursquare Now Lets You Check In To Official Events
Foursquare has announced today that people can now check into events officially, which is weird because people have actually (unofficially) been checking into events for a long time. I mean just look at NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s check in to something called Marriage Equalitocalypse. Conceptually the “hack” is easy enough for a politician to do — Just creating [...]
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