![Foursquare Hits 1 Billion Check-Ins [Video]](https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=1280%2C720&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F09%2FScreen-Shot-2011-09-20-at-10.49.55-AM.png&signature=2cd864d2ffef16945226d9b831df85de)
Story by
Sherilynn Macale
Sherilynn "Cheri" Macale is based in San Francisco, CA. You'll probably find her tucked away in her apartment blogging, playing video games, Sherilynn "Cheri" Macale is based in San Francisco, CA. You'll probably find her tucked away in her apartment blogging, playing video games, or immersing herself in geek culture. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Google+
Just last week, foursquare passed 1billion check-ins on its service after opening up the location-based social networking platform to over 1.5 billion more people by integrating five new languages. 1 billion check-ins represents a huge metric for the company launched in 2009.
To celebrate, foursquare put together a birds-eye view video of the world as it populates with foursquare check-ins, along with an updated version of its mobile app that now displays its new Lists feature. As for the video, the official foursquare blog adds, “It’s even more awesome in full-screen, in all its HD glory.”
Check it out below.
Get the TNW newsletter
Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.