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Starred: How Foursquare's Biz-Dev Guru Convinced Dennis Crowley To Give Him A Chance (And A Job)

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»

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Can Facebook Groups Support Its Deals?

Facebook has only seen 50 million Groups created after six months. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called grouping friends "the biggest problem in social networking." This is the secret sauce in Deals?READ»

How Foursquare's Improved Photo Sharing Does Color One Better

Popular check-in service Foursquare announced that it will add easy photo-sharing between friends, all tagged to check-ins. This service addresses the relevancy issues that crop up with Color, which shows you photos from random strangers all around you. READ»

The Games Businesses Play With Customers

Dennis Crowley knows a thing or two about both games. In fact, he's re-imagined them for the mobile and social markets as a way of connecting people both online and also in the real world.READ»

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Foursquare's Dennis Crowley and Others Talk Check-Ins, Serendipity at SXSW--Watch Live!

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley and others are discussing their business and its ever-increasing place in your life at SXSW for a panel called Enabling New Experiences & Creating Serendipity Through Check-Ins. Watch the stream here exclusively!READ»

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley Sits Down With Fast Company for Social Media Week [Video]

Our own Austin Carr sat down for a chat with Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley for the keynote event at New York's Social Media Week. Watch the video below, and check out all the events from Social Media Week here and register to see ...READ»

Foursquare's Crowley: We Never Thought Mayor Badge Would Become This Big

“Mayor” badges got tossed into the Foursquare app at the last minute, says CEO Dennis Crowley. Now the company is preparing to launch a new set of game mechanics to reward users for playing.READ»

Twitter, Foursquare Founders Make Ads: Are Tech Entrepreneurs Sexy?

Some ad campaigns have been passing over models and celebrities in favor of a new hot commodity: tech entrepreneurs. When did entrepreneurship--especially at nerdy start-ups--become sexy?READ»

Y Combinator, TechStars: Investor Mentorship and Leverage Outweigh Capital

Has investor mentorship, leverage, and brand value become more important to start-ups than seed money?READ»

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Foursquare and Gowalla: Who's Afraid of Facebook?

Foursquare and Gowalla heads Dennis Crowley and Josh Williams share their thoughts on the social networking giant's attempt to encroach on their turf.READ»

Foursquare Checks in to Almighty Security Row, Loyalty to Users Questioned

Given the tribulations that both Facebook and Twitter have suffered recently over the thorny subject of privacy, one would think that other social media sites have learned from the big guys' mistakes. Foursquare, however, has just ...READ»

Checking in at Foursquare's Hot Tubbin', Rooftop, Rock Star Moment

Rabid users of the social game threw 150 parties on 4-16 (four-squared). Fast Company reports from the New York City rooftop soiree, where Foursquare founders and 500 fans toasted the wildly popular app.READ»

Geotagging: Twitter's Killer Feature?

We've written about Twitter's upcoming Tweet geotagging a couple of times, but with news on how excited it's got Twitter developers, maybe it's time to wonder: Is geotagging Twitter's killer feature? Let's think about it. Over at ...READ»

Playing Foursquare: A Mobile Social Game That Makes Friend-Finding Fun

Every year at SXSW developers unleash new products upon the tech-crazy hyper-early adopters hoping their launch will stick. And every year there's one product that's the talk of Austin. Two years ago it was Twitter's debut, even ...READ»