Foursquare
Everything we've got on Foursquare. The location-based search and discovery app was founded in 2008 by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai. As of mid-2014, the company transferred its social networking features to their new companion app, Swarm, to focus on local search. They are based in New York City.
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Foursquare data suggests tourism to US is plummeting
Foursquare today released data suggesting international tourism numbers to the United States are in freefall. The data comes from 13 million of Foursquare's users, spread out over 150 countries, and charts travel patterns from July 2016 through March 2017. According to the charts ...
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Foursquare's Swarm is finally making your check-ins count with all-new Perks
Foursquare has updated its Swarm lifelogging app on Android and iOS with perks that you can redeem with all the coins you ...
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Swarm now offers perks with check-ins so it's basically Foursquare before the split
Swarm's latest update to the Android and iOS app today brings a new(ish) feature: Swarm Perks. Now, when you check into certain stores or national chains, you may be eligible for discount codes to present to the cashier for instant savings. For example, checking into places like ...
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Foursquare's prediction about Chipotle's sales drop is right on the money
Foursquare used its location data to figure out how badly Chipotle's sales would be affected in the first quarter of 2016, ...
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Foursquare's Swarm is now a handy life-logging app
Swarm has learned some new tricks that should appeal to people who don't see the point of mayorships, coins, stickers and ...
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Foursquare adds deep-linking integration with Delivery.com
Foursquare is adding a a new partnership to its arsenal: the service now integrated with Delivery.com. That means you can now order from any restaurant that supports orders via Delivery.com, which includes over 10,000 businesses across the United States. The feature works through the ...
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Foursquare now lets you ask your friends' advice for your next trip
Foursquare's latest feature taps into a more forward-thinking mode. The check-in company, which has made its name on getting people to find out about locations they are in as they are there, announced 'Foursquare Trip Tips' to invite its users to also use the app when planning their ...
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Foursquare gets a new CEO, raises $45 million more to stay afloat
Foursquare, the service that helps you find great places to visit near you, has announced today that its CEO and founder, Dennis Crowley is stepping down today. Crowley is stepping down effective immediately and handing the reigns of the company to COO Jeff Glueck, as the company ...
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Foursquare iOS update brings translation, map recommendations
The tips on Foursquare are a great feature, but for travelers, or those that live in diverse neighborhoods, you've probably had a bit of a difficult time reading some of them. As a San Diego-area resident, I can tell you firsthand that the amount of Spanish on Foursquare in Southern ...
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Foursquare's Swarm gets an in-app virtual currency
Coin s earned in Foursquare's Swarm can now be spent on sticker upgrades to boost your place on the leaderboard.
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Foursquare now lets you make OpenTable reservations without leaving the app
Foursquare has partnered with OpenTable since 2012 to make restaurant reservation times available for viewing, but today a small update will allow users to book tables straight within the app. Before, when there were OpenTable options on a Foursquare listing, you were redirected ...
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Foursquare uses location data to predict that Apple will sell 13m-15m iPhones this weekend
If you're wondering how many people will buy new iPhones when they launch this weekend, Foursquare has a good guess: Between ...
