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  Testing Times Square: 'What is Foursquare?'

  JP 1:45 am on July 1, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Foursquare, math quiz, nbsp (1,601), networking application (2), New York City (7), random passersby, Switched (12)

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  Quite frequently we hit the streets of New York City to ask random passersby if they can identify the latest gadget, app or Web site, but we don’t think we’ve ever seen our subjects as stymied as they were when trying to identify Foursquare. Most simply shrugged their shoulders, and one poor person even thought we were giving them a math quiz. In the end, we were only able to find one urbanite who was able to tell us that Foursquare was a location-based social networking application. (You know, “checking in” to different locations?) Although, even then, he seemed to think that it was better for identifying targets for robbery than actually connecting with people.

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  Testing Times Square: ‘What is Foursquare?’ originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Twitter Places Pinpoints Location, Integrates With Foursquare and Gowalla

  JP 1:46 am on June 17, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Foursquare, geolocation services, nbsp (1,601), party developers (3), Read (1,390), Twitter (167)

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  On Monday, Twitter officially jumped aboard the geolocation bandwagon by announcing a new Places feature. According to the Twitter Blog, Twitter Places — which is now live on twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com — allows users to tag tweets to a specific place, rather than a city or broader area. For example, if somebody is you’re tweeting about a World Cup match, you’ll be able to tag whether or not whether or not he’s in the stadium or just watching on TV from a local watering hole. When you select a location, Twitter Places will also show you tweets that previously came from there, and it will index nearby points of interests.

  Besides providing more context, Twitter Places has also integrated with Foursquare and Gowalla. So when you publish your Foursquare location to your Twitter feed, Twitter should be able to associate a “Place” with it. That’s just the beginning for Places, too, since Twitter has also released an API for third-party developers to toy with the new feature. This is huge news for Foursquare and Gowalla, as integration with Twitter will surely do a lot to more to legitimize both geolocation services. [From: Twitter Blog]

  Twitter Places Pinpoints Location, Integrates With Foursquare and Gowalla originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  China Foursquare Ban Linked to Tiananmen Square Anniversary

  JP 11:47 am on June 8, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: anniversary, China (19), chinese dissidents, Foursquare, nbsp (1,601), Read (1,390), student protesters, Tiananmen Square

  Filed under: Cell Phones, Web, Social Networking

  Really, it was only a matter of time. China already blocks Facebook, Twitter and Google, so it’s no surprise to see the geolocation-based social game Foursquare added to that list. Details surrounding the censorship are not entirely clear, as with most things coming out of the country. It is widely believed, however, that the blockage is connected to the 21st anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.

  According TechBlog86, which covers social networking and technology news out of China, there has been a spike in Foursquare members “checking in” at Tian’anmen Square. It’s believed that many have been using Foursquare as a way of showing solidarity with Chinese dissidents. The blockage may only be temporary, until the anniversary passes and “visits” to the site of the infamous massacre of student protesters quiets down.

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  China Foursquare Ban Linked to Tiananmen Square Anniversary originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Pennsylvania Offers Foursquare Summer Road Trip

  JP 10:57 am on May 28, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Foursquare, Governor Schwarzenegger, history buffs, keystone state, nbsp (1,601), Pennsylvania (10), pennsylvania tourism, Read (1,390), Summer Fun (9), Summer Road, the (2)

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  If you’re social networking-savvy and looking for a summer road trip, Pennsylvania could be the place for you. We know the Keystone State might not sound like the most appealing vacation destination, but, according to Ad Week, the Pennsylvania Tourism Board has partnered with Foursquare to give summer travelers extra incentive to visit restaurants, stores and historical sites across the state. The board listed 100 places around the locale, including tips on what to do or see, on the location-based service’s site. By checking-in from these locations, Foursquare users can earn three unique Pennsylvania badges — the ‘PA Shooflyer’ for foodies, the ‘PA Retail Polka’ for shoppers and the ‘PA 4 Score and 7′ for history buffs.

  Ever since Governor Schwarzenegger joined, we’ve sort of been over the whole Foursquare craze. The social networking road-trip idea could get tourists into Pennsylvania, but there is one drawback: your diet will probably consist solely of glorious cheesesteaks. [From: Ad Week and Foursquare/visitpa]

  Pennsylvania Offers Foursquare Summer Road Trip originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 27 May 2010 07:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gov. Schwarzenegger Hops on the Foursquare Bandwagon

  JP 2:32 am on May 1, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger (3), bandwagon (2), Foursquare, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (2), L. He (2), nbsp (1,601), Read (1,390), Sacramento (3), salmon salad (2)

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  For quite a while now, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a prolific tweeter. But apparently the micro-blogging service wasn’t enough for the former action star-turned-politician. According to The Los Angeles Times, Schwarzenegger has jumped on the Foursquare bandwagon. That’s right; you can now see what restaurants, bars, parks and pretty much wherever else the Governator goes when he decides to register it on the location-based social network.

  Since joining a couple weeks ago, Schwarzenegger has used his account to offer short reviews of different restaurants around the Sacramento area. “For a light lunch, you can never go wrong with the salmon salad,” he wrote about Spataro Restaurant & Bar. The governor prefers the halibut and tasty cookies for dessert at Mulvaney’s B & L. He also offers some insight on what to see around the capitol, writing, “Make sure to get a picture with the giant bronze grizzly bear in front of my office.” In case you’re wondering, Schwarzenegger only has one badge — the Newbie badge, for his first check-in.

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  Gov. Schwarzenegger Hops on the Foursquare Bandwagon originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Gov. Schwarzenegger Hops on the Foursquare Bandwagon

  JP 1:48 am on May 1, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger (3), bandwagon (2), Foursquare, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (2), L. He (2), nbsp (1,601), Read (1,390), Sacramento (3), salmon salad (2)

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  For quite a while now, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a prolific tweeter. But apparently the micro-blogging service wasn’t enough for the former action star-turned-politician. According to The Los Angeles Times, Schwarzenegger has jumped on the Foursquare bandwagon. That’s right; you can now see what restaurants, bars, parks and pretty much wherever else the Governator goes when he decides to register it on the location-based social network.

  Since joining a couple weeks ago, Schwarzenegger has used his account to offer short reviews of different restaurants around the Sacramento area. “For a light lunch, you can never go wrong with the salmon salad,” he wrote about Spataro Restaurant & Bar. The governor prefers the halibut and tasty cookies for dessert at Mulvaney’s B & L. He also offers some insight on what to see around the capitol, writing, “Make sure to get a picture with the giant bronze grizzly bear in front of my office.” In case you’re wondering, Schwarzenegger only has one badge — the Newbie badge, for his first check-in.

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  Gov. Schwarzenegger Hops on the Foursquare Bandwagon originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  'Nosquares' Helps Users Avoid Annoying Foursquare Addicts

  JP 10:40 am on April 17, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Foursquare, Matt Langer, nbsp (1,601), Nosquares, Read (1,390), safe spots, social networking (63), users flock

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  Foursquare, the location-based social network, has officially jumped the shark. This could be attributed to the swarm of politicians that recently joined the site, or maybe when reality TV stars started using the service. Regardless, Foursquare has moved from, “Wow, that’s neat,” to “Kill me, she’s trying to become ‘Mayor’ of this place.” But Gawker, which has done its share of Foursquare bashing, recently discovered a new mobile Web app that helps you avoid places where Foursquare users flock and gather. Created by an engineer named Matt Langer, Nosquares searches for Foursquare losers users and shows you safe spots, risky spots and spots you should flat-out avoid. All you have to do is register on Foursquare, enter your location, give Nosquares permission to use it and run like hell from any places listed in yellow or red.

  Langer was inspired to create this app after reading a New York Times piece about a blogger bar. As much as anybody, we appreciate our smartphones and laptops (as well as having a place to work besides our dark, dank office), but we can’t blame Langer for wanting to hang out at a place where every face isn’t glued to a blue glowing screen. [From: Gawker and Nosquares]

  ‘Nosquares’ Helps Users Avoid Annoying Foursquare Addicts originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Teen Unlocks Ultimate Foursquare Badge with North Pole Check-in

  JP 1:49 am on April 15, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: badge (2), Captain Cook (2), Foursquare, kris kringle (2), nbsp (1,601), North Pole (2), Parker Liautaud (2), Read (1,390), tropical locales (2), victory march (2)

  Filed under: Web, Social Networking

  Going to the North Pole at the ripe old age of 15 is a noteworthy achievement on its own. But going there and staving off frostbite long enough to check in on Foursquare — that’s historical.

  OK, so it may not be enough to put teenager Parker Liautaud in the same sentence as Captain Cook or Kris Kringle, but it does make him the very first person to unlock the vaunted Last Degree badge on Foursquare. While his Eton College peers were probably spending their spring breaks cavorting around tropical locales, Liautaud was skiing his way to the North Pole — and documenting it all on Facebook and Twitter. As Mashable points out, “insurmountable conditions” ultimately forced the extreme teen to finish his quest via helicopter, thus derailing his planned victory march on skis. But that still doesn’t change the fact that he can now lay claim to arguably the ultimate “first” in location-based social networking.

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  Teen Unlocks Ultimate Foursquare Badge with North Pole Check-in originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Teen Unlocks Ultimate Foursquare Badge with North Pole Check-in

  JP 1:49 am on April 14, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: badge (2), Captain Cook (2), Foursquare, kris kringle (2), nbsp (1,601), North Pole (2), Parker Liautaud (2), Read (1,390), tropical locales (2), victory march (2)

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  Going to the North Pole at the ripe old age of 15 is a noteworthy achievement on its own. But going there and staving off frostbite long enough to check in on Foursquare — that’s historical.

  OK, so it may not be enough to put teenager Parker Liautaud in the same sentence as Captain Cook or Kris Kringle, but it does make him the very first person to unlock the vaunted Last Degree badge on Foursquare. While his Eton College peers were probably spending their spring breaks cavorting around tropical locales, Liautaud was skiing his way to the North Pole — and documenting it all on Facebook and Twitter. As Mashable points out, “insurmountable conditions” ultimately forced the extreme teen to finish his quest via helicopter, thus derailing his planned victory march on skis. But that still doesn’t change the fact that he can now lay claim to arguably the ultimate “first” in location-based social networking.

  Continue reading Teen Unlocks Ultimate Foursquare Badge with North Pole Check-in

  Teen Unlocks Ultimate Foursquare Badge with North Pole Check-in originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  Politicians Flock to Foursquare to Get Their Locations Out

  JP 1:50 am on April 2, 2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Arkansas (3), campaign environment, Foursquare, Kansas (3), Lisa Johnston, nbsp (1,601), Patrick Kennedy, political spheres, Read (1,390), senate hopeful, tool (2)

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  Nowadays, it’s pretty common to see politicians pop up all over our Facebook and Twitter feeds. But, according to CNN, we may soon be able to know exactly where our national representatives are at all times, thanks to a growing number of politicians who have added Foursquare to their social networking toolboxes. 27-year-old Patrick Kennedy is currently running for Congress as a Democrat from Arkansas, and is one of a few politicians who have embraced the location-based social network as a major community outreach device. By using the medium in coordination with Twitter and Facebook, Kennedy hopes to make up for his relative lack of personal finances by engaging his constituents on a greater level. Calling Foursquare a “new age populist tool,” Kennedy hopes that the network will allow him to bypass traditional fund-raising mechanisms by enhancing his more active, grassroots approach to campaigning.

  While he admits that it’s a bit “weird” for people to geographically track his whereabouts, he says that Foursquare forces him to get out and be active in the community. “If I say I am going to be out there representing people this holds me to account,” the former MTV reporter tells CNN. “I can’t hide with this tool.” Other candidates have likewise flocked to Foursquare, including Senate hopeful Lisa Johnston, a Democrat from Kansas, who decided to register with the site even before setting up her official campaign Web site.

  Kennedy remains confident that Foursquare can be a valuable community tool even outside of the campaign environment, and especially when it comes to following local or municipal officials. He elaborates, “All politics is local and this is an effective tool for that.” We think that Foursquare, as Kennedy demonstrates, is perhaps the social networking tool best suited to political spheres. Unlike, say, Twitter or Facebook, there’s something undeniably transparent about the service. Senators and representatives may be able to use other forms of social media to talk about what they’re doing, but only a location-based network like Foursquare can provide proof of their actions. Because, if they’re representing us, we should at least know which military bases, blue collar diners, or, um, bathroom stalls they’re frequenting. [From: CNN]

  Politicians Flock to Foursquare to Get Their Locations Out originally appeared on Switched on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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