Building the Netflix for the Physical World: A Conversation With Foursquare
Yesterday I had the chance to talk to Foursquare GM Evan Cohen. A former Jupiter analyst and Bebo exec, Cohen was brought aboard last year to help steer the ship…
Almost 400 Million Check-Ins Later, Foursquare Illustrates Growth
2010 was quite a year for Foursquare. It grew users 3,400 percent and now has about 6 million total. 2010 check-ins also totaled 381 million. Today the company is out…
Foursquare + Vlingo + Android = Voice Check-ins
A new partnership with Foursquare will give Vlingo (voice search app) the ability to check in to local places by voice. In addition to standard Vlingo features like texting, e-mailing…
Foursquare Deals More Prevalent (and Snoop Jumps on Board)
Flush with new cash, Foursquare continues to upgrade its feature set. We've long said that game mechanics (scoring badges, mayorships, etc.) will lose novelty and a "value exchange" of monetary…
Forrester to Advertisers: Hold Off on Foursquare
Forrester is out with a new study that concludes most advertisers should hold off on starting location-based ad campaigns with Foursquare. While we agree that Foursquare gets more attention than…
Foursquare Teams With New York Magazine
We note with interest the new partnership between New York Magazine and Foursquare, the location-based service now in 21 cities that lets friends see where you have “checked in” and…
Geo-Loco 2010: Scoble’s Cautionary Tale for Foursquare
Robert Scoble kicked off today's Geo-Loco Conference in San Francisco by claiming we're in the third stage of the web. This is a claim he's made before, but today angled it as…
Foursquare Raises $20 Million Series B Round
As widely rumored over the past few weeks, Foursquare has been working on a series B funding round, which it finalized today to the tune of $20 million. The round…
Foursquare Window Decals: Of Course
During a visit to Foursquare's New York headquarters today, TechCrunch co-editor Erick Schonfeld uncovered the company's next move: window decals. This is a logical and expected move from Foursquare as it…
Foursquare Meets Local Merchants Halfway
Foursquare continues to boost efforts to get local merchants to promote specials to its users. Its last few moves are outlined in past posts (here and here). The latest is…