Tag: location-based services

Could A Foursquare Acquisition By Google Be In the Cards?
I write this with no intent of spreading any rumors or sensationalizing the situation. There is nothing indicating that the two companies are in talks about an acquisition, but fro...
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Gowalla: Facebook Not Acquiring User Data
As you may know, Gowalla was acquired by Facebook. The news has been ciculating since Friday. Gowal...
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Zaarly: The Next eBay?
Mobile commerce startup Zaarly announced today that it has closed a $14 million Series A round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins. They also anno...
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Foursquare Joins The iOS 5 Release Party With “Radar”
Today, Apple released their highly-anticipated iOS 5 update. To a lesser degree of buzz, Foursquare released an update to their app, version 4.0. And it looks like Foursquare v4....
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Foursquare Now Keeps Your Home Off The Grid
If you're a user of Foursquare, it's highly likely that you've created an entry for your home on the service's network. I mean, most people are at their home more than they are at...
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Gowalla to Become More About Content, Less About Check-Ins
Gowalla announced that it is going in a new direction today at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. Gowalla, which began as a check-in app, now views check-ins as "transactional"...
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Location-Based Services Used by 28% of Adults
Pew Internet has released new data about American adults who use location-based services. "We find that 28...
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President Obama is Now on Foursquare
Foursquare has officially attracted their biggest name yet, as the leader of the free world joined the service yesterday evening. No, President Obama won't be battling people...
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Groupon Now Comes to Foursquare
Groupon and Foursquare have teamed up to bring Groupon Now deals to Foursquare users. It's been known...
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Foursquare and American Express Launch Specials for Cardholders
Back in March, just before SXSW, Foursquare announced a partnership with American Express...
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Loopt u-Deals Lets You Create Your Own Deals for Local Businesses
Loopt has an interesting new spin on the hot deals space. The company has announced a product called U-Deals, which essentially gets the consumer...
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Loopt Illustrates Growth of “Qs” Product
Loopt, which announced a new partnership with Groupon last week to provide users with Groupon Now alerts, is s...
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Foursquare and Groupon Expected to Partner on Location-Based Deals
It was only a matter of time. The check-in app and daily deals spaces continue to merge, and this time it looks like the poster children for both spaces are joining forces. Fou...
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Loopt Gets Groupon Now Alerts
Groupon and Loopt have partnered to to give Loopt users access to alerts from Groupon's recently launched Groupon Now service. "The big th...
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Facebook Places and Check-In Deals Come to Pages
Facebook is making changes that make it easier for businesses to manage their Facebook presence and get customers to engage. InsideFacebook...
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