Earlier this week, Google launched Search+. The new features heavily promote content from Google+, the company's social network, at the top of its search results, all but turning the search engine into a massive advertisement--a big no-no if you've been paying any attention to Google's antitrust hearings. READ»
Thomas Wolfe famously said that you can't go home again. Each winter, millions of Americans prove the writer wrong (okay, yes, he meant it metaphorically). In this map, where they go--and how they get there--shows a lot about how ...READ»
Starred is our series that gives you a glimpse inside the inboxes of our favorite entrepreneurs. In this installment, Tristan Walker, business development director at Foursquare, digs up his first email to Dennis Crowley.READ»
From Paris to New York, Tokyo to San Francisco, developers from around the world turned out for Foursquare's global hackathon this past weekend. The aim? Like any good hackathon, to seed innovations in a round-the-clock binge of hacking and 5-Hour Energy.READ»
Last week's announcement by Facebook that they were dropping their "Foursquare-Killing" Places service brought cheers from their pure-play check-in competitors. With their biggest threat out of the way, does Foursquare have the plan, the momentum, and most importantly the juice to make it to the big time?READ»
Michael Caulfield/Getty ImagesWhen we last checked in with Ashton Kutcher in our December 2009 cover story "Ashton Says, 'Follow Me,' " the model-cum-actor-cum-technophile was hell-bent on becoming the next new-media mogul. And, as it ...READ»
Today, American Express unveils a new social media platform that enables customers to link their AmEx cards and Facebook accounts to receive specials from local and national merchants.READ»
Check-ins on Foursquare answer one central question: Where are you right now? But they provide little explanation of what you're doing there. That's about to change. READ»
Foursquare is an emerging mobile network that connects people and places through mobile phones. While it isn't the only player in the space, Foursquare does appear to be the game to beat. READ»
Foursquare gets hundreds, if not thousands, of brand requests every week. Here's how to forge a partnership with the in-demand service, and to reach customers who might get lost amid all the noise on Facebook or Twitter. READ»
SceneTap uses facial-detection technology to give users information on a bar's male-female ratio, average age, and the total number of patrons. But while consumers may jump at the opportunity to find out which bars have the best chances of yielding a good time, it's the bar owners who are likely to see most value from the system.READ»
American Express just took out the U.S. Postal Service as a middle man for the coupon delivery strategy it started doing by putting offers on the backs of billing statements every month. But in order to work, social daily deals need large-scale curation strategies.READ»
"At the end of the day, there is a shift happening where folks have to measure what engagement really means," says Tristan Walker, director of business development at Foursquare. "What is an impression worth? What is a click really worth?" And what about a check-in? AmEx and Foursquare are going to answer that question. READ»
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