Tag Archives: Foursquare

Social Location-Based Chatter is a Goldmine

I was listening to the latest Convince and Convert podcast with Carlos Garcia  from HYP3R this morning, which resonated with my passion for loyalty and location based services. This is one of my current favorite podcasts and always has some gems. … Continue reading

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Location intelligence: it’s time to tap into the untold revenue we all generate as we move | Information Age

74% of consumers with smartphones now use location-based services: but some businesses are still not maximising the opportunites it presents. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.information-age.com The irony is that we said this many years ago. I had a quick look … Continue reading

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Swarm App 3.0 – New & Improved Check In App

If you loved the old Foursquare, you are going to love the new Swarm app. Swarm 3.0 has mayorships, coins, and themed stickers. It is time for you to come back … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com It’s interesting to … Continue reading

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ESPLORIO An online social media travel diary – Geographical

Esplorio is an online travel diary that brings together Twitter, Flickr, Instagram, Foursquare and several other social networks. Source: http://www.geographical.co.uk On my last road trip I made extensive use of Foursquare to track where I had been over a 4,000 … Continue reading

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15 Travel Apps To Log Your Globe-Trotting Trips

Don’t be one of those people who spend so much time taking photos and keeping notes that you have to go home to find out where you have been. Continue reading

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The best restaurant booking apps – Telegraph

How many times have you walked up a street looking through windows, being harangued by wait staff, only to walk back down again, still not having made up your mind? Continue reading

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The 10 (+many more) Best Travel Apps To Plan Your Winter Vacation

Read my blog to find out how to research accommodation on TripAdvisor but how to consistently get better deals buy going direct. Continue reading

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What you need to know about location-based mobile marketing

The ones that do get it, and it can work in virtually any retail environment will thrive, the others with their staid old board members will scratch their heads and say they were always going to fail because of market forces and unfortunately with that mindset, no amount of GPS Smartphone carrying, open to buy shoppers will save them. Continue reading

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Turn Your @Foursquare Check-Ins into a #History Lesson with @hoffrocket’s @Fourstalgia [review]

One of my favorite new apps that use the Foursquare API is Fourstalgia. It’s a very cool hack project built by Jon Hoffman @hoffrocket, an engineer at Source: http://www.methodshop.com I love this concept, but like many applications, it appears to … Continue reading

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Foursquare tracks where you are even when the app is closed – Washington Post

Foursquare tracks where you are even when the app is closed Washington Post The all-new version of Foursquare, announced Wednesday, “learns what you like, leads you to places you’ll love,” and tracks your every movement even when the app is … Continue reading

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