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Follow him on Twitter at @shanesnow. The Interwebs are buzzing, and by now you've probably heard about a social network called Foursquare that's apparently a big deal. So you cracked open your smartphone (or at least, gingerly removed it from its dock) and downloaded the Foursquare app. After signing up, you scrolled through the tabs and figured out how to “check in” at whatever restaurant, bar, store, or train station you happened to be at. And then you said, “Now what?” Just like Twitter, at first glance Foursquare may seem a bit inert. 1.

Using Foursquare by yourself is like playing tennis alone. The caveat: don't add people you aren't really friends with. Unlike Facebook and other social networks, friend count doesn't show up as a profile stat. However, when you check into a location, you'll be able to see who else is there, which could be an opportunity to meet like-minded people and make new friends in real life! 2. 3. 4. 5. Context is King – Mathys van Abbe. Sorry, content has become Queen.

Context is King – Mathys van Abbe

I have stressed this in some Dutch interviews over the last days, but the opening of the doors of content has started and can’t be stopped. 2010 is about context. Everybody needs to open up their silos. We’re working really hard on an even more open Mobypicture. In the beginning of next year, we’ll release a version of Moby using as many of the open standards as possible.

This will help add rich context to your digital footprints. Postabon: Foursquare Goes Shopping. This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups.

Postabon: Foursquare Goes Shopping

If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Gowalla Foursquare Battle It Out. If you track such things, you will have noted a substantial rise in the noise around the mobile, location-based startup called Gowalla.

Gowalla Foursquare Battle It Out

It and Foursquare are the two apparent front runners in the space. Taking a cue from UFC, and the world of non-gladiatorial sporting, there is nothing like a small competition to clear the air. Gowalla is built by Alamofire, a company that has been around for a few years, and has raised ten million dollars. Foursquare Looks to Capitalize on Mobile-Social Buzz - Digits - Foursquare GoesGlobal: Now You Can Check in From Anywhere. Foursquare anywhere. Attention, suburbanites: You, too, can be the mayor of your local Home Depot.

Foursquare anywhere

That's because New York-based mobile location-sharing service Foursquare has made a subtle but big improvement. It's no longer restricted to a list of a few dozen cities in North America and Europe , which means that people anywhere in the world can use their mobile phones to "check in" through the service. (Foursquare currently has applications for the iPhone, Palm Pre, and Google Android, as well as a BlackBerry app in development and a mobile Web site.)

The new feature is considered to currently be in a soft-launch phase; in new locations, Foursquare will have to rely on users to add venues to build the directory of local spots themselves. This is a big deal for Foursquare as it continues to compete with Gowalla, an Austin, Texas-based app with a slicker design, a bigger treasure chest of venture capital, and the ability to "check in" anywhere in the world.

Foursquare on tumblr. Playfoursquare" Foursquare Badge Waze - Digits. Early Adopter APIs for Foursquare. What catapulted Twitter and Facebook into the Stratosphere? One innovative approach opened the doors to the most successful social media experiments to date? An Application Programming Interface or API is what did the trick! BART+ Foursqu. Bay Area Rapid Transit has become the first transit agency to partner with the location-based mobile network Foursquare, with the goal of encouraging public transit use.

BART+ Foursqu

Foursquare combines social elements with game mechanics, urging users to explore neighborhoods and recommend places to others. You can check in from different venues and earn badges and points for doing different types of things – like a "gym rat" badge if you check in 10 times at a gym during a 30-day period. As part of the partnership with BART, Foursquare will offer a BART-themed badge that can be unlocked by regular riders of BART, which provides train service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Foursquare BlackBerryApp Beta To Drop Soon. 28 November '09, 12:59am Follow In a recent email Dennis Crowley, founder of the popular social GPS app, Foursquare, said the company’s BlackBerry application is “trickling beta out soon.” The official release is slated for “early December,” although at least 50 Foursquare users are already playing with it.

Crowley posted the following screenshot of the app to his Flickr page: Currently, Foursquare’s 100,000 users can access the friend-finder/city guide via iPhone, Android, SMS shortcode (50500) and the mobile version of foursquare.com. Crowley said the BlackBerry app’s late launch was due in part to wait for the Foursquare API, which was completed last week. Foursquare. Tewfiq: I'm at Starbucks (21 rue d... Tewfiq: has been seen @ 51-65, Rue... BrooklynMuseum. Top 4square players. Carl Black (Carl) Top 4square players A'dam. Top 4square players Paris. Julia Roy, A Digital Girl. Foursquare’s API Is Proof.

Twitter, for all of its greatness, would not have significantly altered the landscape of real-time online communication without the swell of developer interest around its API.

Foursquare’s API Is Proof

The simpleness of the service was, no doubt, key to Twitter's meteoric rise, but Twitter applications - desktop, web, mobile - drove home the utility and practically of the service. Many have tried to replicate their success, but few are poised to capitalize on the release of an API quite like Foursquare, the location-based social network and game that is proving to be more useful by the day. The company has raised funds, released business services, and even partnered with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. Now, they've officially released their API and the world will finally see why location is everything. Tag with playfoursquare – Why I Love Foursquare – GigaOM. If you follow me on Twitter, then you’re already aware of my obsession with Foursquare, a New York-based service that taps into the narcissistic appeal of being able to post unusual locations such as our office cafeteria, Chatz Cafe, or best recommendations about a place and marries it to social networking.

Why I Love Foursquare – GigaOM

What’s more fun — it all seems like a game. You can access Foursquare on its web site, on the iPhone, or via Android and BlackBerry devices. Every time you stop at a cafe, a bar or an eatery, you have the option to check in your location. Sure you can check in your visit to a shopping mall or even a 7-Eleven, but the focus is primarily on going out. The service will then tell you if one of your friends is in the same location. FourSquare BlackBerry, Almost Here – GigaOM. The FourSquare app is coming to the BlackBerry platform soon.

FourSquare BlackBerry, Almost Here – GigaOM

New York-based FourSquare, which has raised $1.35 million in funding, is working on a beta version of the application. The company recently provided access to its beta version to a handful of people. Soon, it will be rolling out 500 beta invites in batches. You can still sign up for the app. And if my first impression is any indication, it is totally worth the wait. Yipit service using 4squareAPI. Proposal via4square. It's no longer cool enough to propose on Twitter.

Proposal via4square

That's been done before. Several times. So Alex Marsh of Raleigh-Durham decided to take it up a notch. The clever guy used Foursquare, the mobile location-based game, to propose to his girlfriend, Susan Wilkison, during dinner at Raleigh Times Bar. Foursquare on Palm Pre. Palm Pre users rejoice: Location-sharing service Foursquare just launched a beta app for Palm Pre and Palm Pixi phones. The native application joins those for the iPhone, BlackBerry (beta) and Android phones. The app is simple, straightforward and (we think) pretty slick-looking. It does have one missing feature at this point: city leaderboards. However, this is still a beta and far preferable to using the web interface. Foursquare vs. Gowalla: Location-Based Throwdown. Shane Snow is a technology journalist in New York City.

Follow him on Twitter at @shanesnow. Just when you thought you had enough social networks in your life, two hot new ones are vying for your attention. Combine the benefits of sites like Yelp, Twitter, and Google Latitude, add in social gaming and some privacy measures, and you have the recipe that Foursquare, the app that's been called "next year's Twitter," by Mashable's own Pete Cashmore, and its chief competitor, Gowalla, are cooking. Each has attracted a rapidly growing user base in 2009, and each is rushing madly to beat the other to your smartphone in 2010. A Quick History Many of the world's great inventions – television for example – have been developed in parallel, unbeknown to their authors. Nine months and millions of dollars of funding later, Gowalla has positioned itself as a serious contender in the space. Twitter+4square =YelpR.I.P ? – GigaOM.

Om’s note: I wrote this long before the rumors about Google buying Yelp for $500 million started flying around. In my post from today that breaks down the Yelp-Google deal, I explain why it is a good move for Yelpers to take the money and run. I also say that it is a good move for Google in the short term. Over the long term, value of Yelp is limited. The cold and damp December weather has taken hold here in San Francisco. It’s the kind of weather that forces you to stay indoors and hang out with friends — and find comfort in warm food. Photocheck.in Foursquare. One of the greatest things to rise out of the existence of the Twitter ecosystem has been all the picture services that allow you to quickly and easily send out images to your social graph. Photocheckin: Checkin With Photos. FourSquare werkt nu overal. Foursquare lets you check-in anywhere on Earth, at last! We recently reported that it was coming soon and finally the wait is over.

90% of businesses would not pay to be on Foursquare. So what now. Testing An “Add To Foursquare” Button With WSJ. One surefire way to know that a service is doing well is when you see their buttons start appearing all over the web. Foursquare Meetups Everywhere - Meetup.com. At Risk Of A SpamEpidemic. The sign of a successful online service is when spammers get on board. Proof That Location’s Gone Mainstream: The Celebrity Stalking Ap. While many people are still uncomfortable with sharing their location online, there are many other ways that location data can be used. Take for example the new app from OK Magazine, the OK Celeb Spotter. For those unfamiliar with it, UK published OK is the kind of magazine that prints pictures of minor TV stars’ weddings, royals at parties and the like.

We're just getting started... Why Andreessen Horowitz Invested in 4square. Thoughts on Foursquare and Its Funding. No surprise: Andreessen Horowitz leads Foursquare’s $20 million. Foursquare Raises $20 Million; Now Valued at $95 Million. Foursquare Closes $20 Million Series B From Andreessen Horowitz, - This is going to be BIG! - Multiple passes at the target. TV: Checking-In To Foursquare[Video] New Verizon Commercial Is Foursquare Obsessed. Foursquare Puts Money Before Privacy. Foursquare Adds New Check-in Sharing Features, Explains Fixed Se. Foursquare Surpasses One Million Check-ins In A Single Day. Gossip Girl. Roel van der Ven: Wow, Gossip Girl op Foursq... Gossip Girl.

Layers. Launches Layers. Foursquare and IFC Team Up for Indie Tour Guide Bliss. Foursquare lets brands push tips to users. Location Data Gets An Important New Layer: The Alcohol Layer. Domino's UK Social Media Initiatives Help Increase Profits by 29% Domino's UK Rewards Foursquare Mayors with Free Pizza. The loyalty program system within foursquare continues to evolve. Loyalty & Redemption Changes – Offers Just Got. Foursquare Extending The Physical Reach Of Offers And Hints At H. Could Foursquare be looking to acquire Brizzly? [Updated: No] 4square and Brizzly "Just Friends" For Now. Vodafone Foursquare Partnership Expands to Australia, Portugal.

Foursquare Founders Pull Out $4.6 Million For Themselves From Last $20 Million Round. Foursquare Tidies Up Venue Pages To Emphasize Tips. Next Game: Choose Your Own Adventure? 4square engineer Anoop Ranganath appeared to talk a bit about Foursquare and its fChecking In With Foursquare. Foursquare Checkins Now Part of Customer Loyalty App for iPhone. Check In While Checking Out: CardStar Adds Foursquare Integration. CardStar. Foursquare Check-In Analysis: July 11th through July 17th. The Time for Foursquare Marketing Is... Later? [STUDY] 4square Frontier Newspapers.

Location Meets News in Metro-Foursquare Deal – GigaOM. The Era of Location-as-Platform Has Arrived. Foursquare Inks Deals With Major Media and Entertainment Brands. HootSuite to Integrate with Foursquare and MySpace This Week. Check-In On Foursquare Without Taking Your Phone Out Of Your Pocket. Foursquare Brands Leaderboard. Zagat Wins Foursquare’s Battle Of The Brands. The Most Popular Brands on Foursquare.

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