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Foursquare Day Celebrated with Cool Visualization of Your Year of Check-ins

Foursquare Day Celebrated with Cool Visualization of Your Year of Check-ins

By Josh Wolford April 16, 2013

Well guys, it’s 4/16, April 16th, which means its officially Foursquare Day (four, squared). It’s the fourth annual celebration of Foursquare, an event that was first begun as a grassroots effort and has morphed into a much larger-scale app-holiday that …

Foursquare's Voice Media Data Integration Goes Live Foursquare's Voice Media Data Integration Goes Live
By · February 6, 2013

Last month, Foursquare announced a partnership with Voice Media Group, publishers of regional magazines like Miami New Times, L.A. Weekly, and Village Voice. The partnership brings Voice Media Groups’s products like “Voice Places” and “Best of” to Foursquare’s location services. …

Social Media
Foursquare Debuts 'Best of' Lists for 30 U.S. Cities Foursquare Debuts 'Best of' Lists for 30 U.S. Cities
By · January 30, 2013

Foursquare has just launched a new “Best of” page that makes use of nearly 3 billion check-ins from over 30 million users worldwide. The Best of Foursquare page breaks down the top food, nightlife, and entertainment across 30 major American …

Social Media
Foursquare Integrates School Stats from ProPublica Foursquare Integrates School Stats from ProPublica
By · January 24, 2013

Foursquare has been getting better over the past year or so by adding more information to check-ins. Their list of connected apps has grown to include some pretty useful apps like GeoPollster, which will tell you if the business you …

Social Media
Foursquare Partners with Voice Media Group Foursquare Partners with Voice Media Group
By · January 22, 2013

Foursquare is looking to give users access to even more information about locations in some of the country’s biggest markets. Today, they’ve announced a “strategic data syndication partnership” with Voice Media Group – more specifically their “Voice Places” and “Best …

Business
Foursquare Sees 500M Check-ins in 3 Months Foursquare Sees 500M Check-ins in 3 Months
By · January 18, 2013 · 3 Comments

Foursquare has just put up a new blog post that, among other things, touts the service’s ability to create personalized recommendations, build a location layer for the world, and connect people with all of the places they visit. That’s why …

Social Media
Foursquare Unveils New Check-in Detail Page Foursquare Unveils New Check-in Detail Page
By · January 10, 2013

Foursquare is giving non-Foursquare users a better idea of what’s going on when you check-in with a new check-in detail page that appears when they access your check-in from another social media site. “Now when your friends tap on check-ins …

Social Media
Noteworthy Videos
Foursquare Tells You When You're About to Level Up Foursquare Tells You When You're About to Level Up
By · January 9, 2013

Last month, Foursquare made a pretty significant update to both the check-in screen and location pages on their iOS and Android apps. The update brought large, swipable photos front and center, added relevant info like hours, rating, and more to …

Social Media
Foursquare Lets Non-Friends Like Your Check-ins Foursquare Lets Non-Friends Like Your Check-ins
By · January 4, 2013 · 1 Comment

Foursquare is making a minor tweak to the service in the hopes to spur more engagement with every check-in you make. Now, people can like your check-ins, even if they aren’t friends with you on Foursquare. Let’s say you shared …

Social Media
In The Newsletter
Foursquare Adds Better Location Pages to iOS App Foursquare Adds Better Location Pages to iOS App
By · December 17, 2012 · 1

Last week, Foursquare released an update for their Android app that modified location pages to include more relevant information – putting large photos and pertinent places facts front and center. Today, they’ve released an iOS update that pretty much does …

Foursquare Puts Location Photo, Info Front & Center Foursquare Puts Location Photo, Info Front & Center
By · December 12, 2012

Foursquare has just released an update for their Android apps that they say will make both the experience of deciding where to go and deciding what to do when you arrive better. Location pages are now much more informative (and …

Foursquare Improves Check-In Screen with iOS Update Foursquare Improves Check-In Screen with iOS Update
By · December 5, 2012 · 2

Foursquare has just released v5.3.5 of their iOS app and it brings some changes to check-ins, among other minor tweaks. First off, the check-in screen is cleaner and has reduced some unnecessary clutter. Instead of displaying “check-in” up top, the …

Foursquare Lets You Explore Places That Just Opened Foursquare Lets You Explore Places That Just Opened
By · November 20, 2012 · 1

Foursquare has added a new category to their explore tab that allows users to sort the millions of location available on the service in a fun new way. Now, if you’re looking to try a new restaurant or bar, you …

GetGlue Acquired by Viggle for $25M Cash + Stock GetGlue Acquired by Viggle for $25M Cash + Stock
By · November 19, 2012

Today, social TV loyalty service Viggle has announced a merger with popular TV check-in app GetGlue. According to a release, Viggle will acquire GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares of stock. With the merger, GetGlue will …

Sandy and Its Effect on Foursquare Check-ins Sandy and Its Effect on Foursquare Check-ins
By · November 6, 2012

Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath is still being felt in many parts of the east coast. The storm, which hit many major metropolitan areas a little over a week ago, has caused untold billions in property damage and has cost the lives …

Foursquare Gives Locations a New Kind of Rating Foursquare Gives Locations a New Kind of Rating
By · November 5, 2012 · 2

If you think that star ratings are oftentimes faulty or unspecific indicators of a location’s true worth, the people at Foursquare agree with you. In order to provide what they think are better ratings, the company is now attaching a …

Check-in on Facebook, Get Free Wi-Fi? Check-in on Facebook, Get Free Wi-Fi?
By · November 2, 2012 · 2

Small and medium-sized businesses have now had a few years to incentivize the “check-in.” Between Foursquare, Facebook, and other networks that offer location broadcasting, businesses have found that check-ins can lead to social buzz. And because check-ins get their business’ …

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