Category: Foursquare
Facebook and Foursquare talking
There has been rumors lately about a potential acquisition or some form of partnership between Facebook and Foursquare. Foursqaure, whilst small in size has already been successful in monetarising the business by partnerships with US companies such as History Channel, Bravo, MTV, VH1, Zagat, the Wall Street Journal, and more. Facebook is interested in expanding […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare v Gowalla v Brightkite
In Australia Foursquare has gained alot of users and attention over the past couple months. Not quiet at the same level, Gowalla a similar Geo-location service has enjoyed success in Australia with more game like features. Brightkite is another new entrant to the market and whilst not as big as Foursquare or Gowalla they have […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare CEO Dennis Crowley a grown up Justin Bieber?
Is it just me, or does Dennis Crowley look like a grown up Justin Bieber? Maybe their hair looks similar. Does anyone if Dennis does a ‘cute’ hair flick like Justin? I think there is some sort of resemblance going on 🙂 What do you think? Do you even care? 😮
Read More | ShareFoursquare CEO Dennis Crowley disses Google
Dennis Crowley the CEO and Co-Founder of mobile Geo-location start-up Foursquare has been known as an outspoken tech enthusiast. Dennis sold his last start-up, Dodgeball, a mobile check-in service similar to Google. The product sat inside Google’s den but not much was made of it, not doubt not getting the full amount of attention Dennis […]
Read More | ShareChina Blocks Foursquare
The Chinese government has blocked access to Foursquare. Yesterday marked the 21st anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Square protests where more than 3,000 protesters were killed by the Chinese Government. This topic has since been banned from conversation, online or offline by the Chinese government. There has been an influx of Tiananmen Square checkins of late with a […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare specials do attract customers in Sydney and Australia
We have seen the success of retailers and restaurants in the US using Foursquare as a marketing tool, but in Australia we have not seen all that much action yet. However, I noticed Wagamama in Sydney CBD has been one of the earlier businesses in Australia to use Foursquare as a marketing tool. The have […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare reaches 10 check-ins per second
Checking my Twitter account i just noticed the below tweet by Foursquare. Globally Foursquare is now generating 10 check-ins per second. ie. – 600 per minute – 36,000 per hour – 864,000 per day Almost a million check-ins per day! I am sure they will reach that milestone soon. Remember when it was a big […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare in Sydney Australia
Foursquare has over a million registered users globally now. Of these users, what sort of demographic has the highest usage? if you are a business using Foursquare to target customers and see their feedback – what sort of people are you reaching out to? In order the judge the popularity of Foursquare amongst users in […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare user usage statistics
Ok so there has been much hype about social location network Foursquare lately. But how active are Foursquare users? 98.59% – checked in at least once. 93.97% – checked into 10 different venues. 79.20% – checked into 25 different venues. 57.41% – checked into 50 different venues. 77.38% – checked into 30 or more times […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare growing at 15,000 users per day
Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley has commented that the service is generating 15,000 new users per day now. This is quiet an achievement for Foursquare, who have stuck a deal with Starbucks in the US. If you become a mayor of your local Starbucks you get a $1 discount on selected beverages such as a frappachino. […]
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