tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68099097988101156132013-04-14T21:45:47.484-04:00The unofficial home for foursquare News and TipsCraig Smithnoreply@blogger.comBlogger116125FoursquareRamblingshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809909798810115613.post-72259682110974492482012-11-18T14:00:00.000-05:002012-11-18T14:00:12.261-05:002012-11-18T14:00:12.261-05:00

OK, its a bit belated, but foursquare announced their fourth birthday on Friday. In celebrating their birthday  foursquare decided to go a bit retro and shared a couple of screenshots of their original 2008 prototype app. Happy birthday foursquare. Its hard to believe it has only been four years!

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This week foursquare launched another United Kingdom-only badge, continuing a month of heavy focus on the UK and London, in particular.  To unlock the new Hoxton Hero badge, all you have to do is check-in to venues in London's Hoxton and East London areas. You will then earn your shiny new badge and see the following message: From Shoreditch to Shadwell, Bethnal Green to Bow – congrats!

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foursquare and Pret a Manger launched a badge this week that embraces this season of giving.  To unlock the new Hope for Homeless badge, all you have to do is follow Pret on foursquare and then check into one of their United Kingdom locations. You will then earn your shiny new badge and see the following message: Thanks for checking in and helping Pret A Manger reach its goal of £300,000,

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    foursquare is showing a little love to our friends across the pond with the new United Kingdom-only Love My Local and High Tea badges. To earn each badge, all you have to do is check-in to the same UK pub three times (to earn Love My Local) and any UK tea room between 4-5pm UK time (for High Tea). The Love My Local messages states: That’s 3 check-ins at the same pub in the UK! Nothing

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foursquare launched a badge this week that I am really looking forward to unlocking. They are rewarding New England Patriots Fans (like me) for their team loyalty with foursquare's latest National Football League badge.  All you have to do to earn the New England Patriots foursquare badge is like the Patriots' foursquare page and then check-in to a venue where the Patriots are playing. You

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foursquare announced the launch of their "I Voted" app this week. The app uses the Google Civic Information API to provide users with information about polling places, the candidates and any additional ballot questions. In conjunction with the app launch, the social network also announced the return of the I Voted foursquare badge. All you have to do to earn the I voted foursquare badge is

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foursquare announced today that they've issued three new badges to commemorate Halloween 2012. The location-based social network was a bit cryptic in their blog post about how to unlock each of the three badges. Here is my best effort at translating their post: Halloween badge #1 can be unlocked now by mentioning "Happy Halloween" in a check-in. Halloween badge #2 seems to be some sort of

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  Hotel chain clients are a digital marketer's dream. They have multiple physical locations where scores of people visit each day; They are usually highly photogenic; They are used to giving out discounts and rewards for feedback; and their brand recognition is usually pretty high. Starwood Hotels (Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, etc) has been ahead of the curve digitally for years.It seems like I

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To encourage more photo-sharing on their network, foursquare has created the Shutterbug badge. All you have to do to earn the Shutterbug badge is check-in to three venues and include a photo in each check-in. Do this and you will receive your new badge and see the following message: You’re a regular Ansel Adams! Whether you’re capturing the sun setting over the Siberian tundra, an adorable

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foursquare seems to have had an affinity for MTV's "Jersey Shore" for years. You will remember that they actually created a GTL (Gym, Tanning, Laundry) badge for the show last year. The location-based network apparently still digs the fist-pumpers and has created a new infographic to commemorate the premiere of the final season of the show. This "GTL" infographic shows the top 10 cities in the

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It's cheeseburger time!  Until October 5th, KRAFT Cheese will donate the equivalent of a meal for every check-in to a Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant. The donations go to Feeding America, a hunger-relief non-profit that operates a network of food banks across the U.S. Check-ins to Five Guys on either foursquare or Facebook count in this campaign and participation is as easy as

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For the past year, foursquare has placed a serious emphasis on location-based business discovery. The geo/social app/network has put considerable resources into building up its "Explore" feature which recommends nearby businesses to users. As of today, the Explore feature is now available as a widget for Android device home pages and serves as a shortcut to the Explore tab in your installed

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Hot off releasing a badge for the US Open, foursquare is commemorating another highly anticipated annual event- Fashion Week. To earn the Fashion Week 2012 badge, you have to check in to a fashion event or boutique in either New York, London, Tokyo, Milan, Paris, Los Angeles or Moscow during that city's fashion week. Do this and you will receive your new fashionable badge and see the

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foursquare's latest badge celebrates America's premier annual tennis tournament- the US Open. Earning the badge is (relatively) easy. Just like the US Open on foursquare and then check-in to any venue marked "tennis court" and you will receive your new badge and see the following message: You’re now a part of tennis’ biggest stage. World-class athletes, electrifying action, and you! Keep the

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foursquare's latest badge is aimed at giving VIP access to concert goers this weekend. Anyone that attends and checks-in to the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, will be entitled to the new partner badge and much more.. As with many partner badges, earning the Made In America badge has its privileges. According to foursquare, the first 1,000 people to show off their new Made in

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Here is a very interesting infographic that details the results of a study on the use of Location-Based Services (LBS) like foursquare at sporting events. The study, conducted by social media teacher and researcher Tariq Ahmad, shows current LBS usage and trends and also gives advice to sports teams, marketers and developers on what they can do to capitalize on his findings. There are some

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foursquare's latest badge celebrates the beginning of another year of working hard/playing hard for students and extreme poverty for their parents....the Back to School badge.  Just check in to any college or university venue and you will earn your shiny new badge and see the following message: Stacks on stacks on stacks! Time to get your learning on. But before you lock yourself up in ye

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foursquare has created a way to import your entire check-in history to your Google Calendar with one click. All you have to do is: Go to your foursquare feeds page; Click on "Add my check-in history to my Google Calendar;" Your Google Calendar will then open up and you will be asked if you want to add the calendar. Click yes and all of your past check-ins will then be imported. From your

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MarketingLand has an interesting article today that suggests Yahoo may be interested in purchasing foursquare. The theory is that a foursquare purchase would be the big splash new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer may need. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The article assumes that foursquare will eventually will be purchased and runs through all of the possible suitors and scenarios. This seemed like a

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Facebook announced today that they are now allowing Open Graph app developers to include user mentions in their functionality. When an Open Graph app user mentions a Facebook user, three things will happen: The mentioned user's name is linked to their Facebook profile in the app user's timeline story;  The mentioned user receives a Facebook notification that they have been mentioned; and  A

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For digital marketers, location-based apps like foursquare are routine and something most of us use daily. It is always interesting to see infographics like this one from software-maker Intuit that show us just how widely-adopted these apps are. The usage numbers for these "check-in" app are certainly trending upward and businesses of all sizes are now trying to figure out how to work them into

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foursquare's latest partner badge celebrates the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and gives you a chance to win a trip to the show. Like MTV and then check in to music venues and you will earn your shiny new badge and see the following message: You just entered to win a trip for 2 to the 2012 MTV VMAs, Sept 6th at 8/7c! Play your cards right and One Direction might breathe on you. Good luck and

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foursquare's latest partner badge commemorates the 2012 London Summer Olympics and gives users that unlock it a chance to win tickets to the games. Beginning today, follow the Olympics on foursquare and check-in to any of the "London Live" sites (yes and sorry, you have to be in London to unlock the badge) and you will receive the following message: You’ve just checked in at one of the many

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Just in time for Wimbledon, foursquare's latest expertise badge is a reward to people who enjoy a good serve and volley- tennis players. Check-in to three different tennis courts or the same court five times and you will be sporting a shiny new "Ace" badge and receive the following message: You’ve stayed up ’til the wee hours to watch matches at Rod Laver Arena and Roland Garros and perfected

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Every four years, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) celebrates the world's best athletes. With its new foursquare partnership, the IOC is now looking to celebrate the athletic feats of you and I by rewarding us with a new badge for working out this summer. To unlock the new badge, all you have to do is follow the IOC on foursquare and then check-in to an athletic-type venue (gym, track,

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