Category Archives: foursquare

SETI Live: How You Can Help Find Alien Civilizations on Your PC

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin




Got some spare time today? How about putting aside that game of Bejeweled Blitz and instead lend a hand in what could be the most important disc… Continue reading →

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Foursquare Says Farewell to Google Maps, Joins OpenStreetMap Movement

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin




Foursquare is parting ways with Google Maps in favor of crowdsourced maps created by the OpenStreetMap project.
Foursquare announced the change… Continue reading →

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The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

In the world of social media, discovering that worthwhile original idea for your app or website is by far the hardest thing to get right. It’s s… Continue reading →

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Foursquare Hack Switches Your Profile Photo Based on Your Location

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin




The Hack of the Week Series highlights a new hackathon programming project each week.

You change depending on where you are going. So why shou… Continue reading →

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Foursquare’s Engineering Lead Takes Your Questions, Courtesy of Reddit

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin




Foursquare‘s Employee Number Three, Head of Server Engineering Harry Heymann, took to Reddit Thursday to answer questions about all things… Continue reading →

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HOW TO: Turn Your Foursquare Data Into an Infographic

Posted on March 9, 2011 by admin

We came across a nifty little tool this week that creates an infographic from your Foursquare data. Built by Stormpixel Studios at a Foursquare Hack D… Continue reading →

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Avoid the Crowds With Clever New Foursquare API Application

Posted on February 11, 2011 by admin

While social media is largely used for its ability to connect people, it also has potential to help antisocial types — as proven by a cle… Continue reading →

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Foursquare Is Worth $250 Million, Co-Founder Says [REPORT]

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Foursquare is valued at $250 million and will “probably” have 10 million users by June, the company’s co-founder told Bloomberg over the weekend. The story is based on an interview at the MIDEM music industry conference in Cannes, France, Naveen Selvadurai, the co-founder of Foursquare (shown on the left in a recent ad for Gap), […] Continue reading →

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Foursquare’s Rise to 6 Million Users [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Shortly after CEO Dennis Crowley spoke at Europe’s DLD conference Monday, Foursquare announced that more than 6 million people have registered a Foursquare account. In addition, the company released an infographic celebrating its impressive growth in 2010. The infographic highlights, among other things: 381,576,30 checkins were made in 2010. A checkin has been made in […] Continue reading →

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Dennis Crowley at DLD11: Foursquare Needs to Stay Humble

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Speaking at the DLD conference today, co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley shared his view on Foursquare’s growth and future, putting great emphasis on the fact that the company is still rather small and that he and his team still have a lot of work ahead of them. “We are 50 people, and to […] Continue reading →

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