Newspapers Look to foursquare
Publishers befriend foursquare
Earlier this year, Canadian daily paper the Metro announced it was teaming up with foursquare to offer a special Metro Badge (and give away five iPhone. And the Financial Times announced it would be offering points to students who checked in at certain venues which could be used toward unlocking articles behind the [...]
Google Maps Get Yelp; foursquare Goes to Bing
Bing Maps to Incorporate foursquare Data
Microsoft has announced that it will soon feature foursquare tips to help Bing-ers make (informed?) decisions while searching for venues using its Bing Maps service.
The idea is to have Microsoft’s Silverlight application pull in real-time check-in information to show users where the ‘hotspots’ in given areas are. Also incorporated will [...]
foursquare’s Hottest Geolocation: SXSW
SXSW Checks Out the ‘Check-In’
Since I left Austin, TX 5 years ago, I’ve always said that, when I grow up, I’d love to take a vacation and enjoy the city’s South-by-Southwest Festival. At the time, it was my love for indie music and film, but in most recent years, SXSW has given cause for techno-geeks [...]