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Geolocation to account for almost a third of mobile ad spend in 2016

Geolocation to account for almost a third of mobile ad spend in 2016

Securing four per cent of all digital advertising spend.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 11th 2012 at 10:43AM in News
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Foursquare to launch targeted deals service

Foursquare to launch targeted deals service

App users will need to check-in to venue to unearth bargains.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on May 10th 2012 at 11:36AM in News
Foursquare to introduce paid ads next month?

Foursquare to introduce paid ads next month?

Oh yeah, let's see if we can actually make money from this check-in thing.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 9:56AM in News
Foursquare hits 20m users

Foursquare hits 20m users

And two billion check-ins.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Apr 18th 2012 at 10:55AM in News
App Of The Day: Bunker Buster

App Of The Day: Bunker Buster

Location-based social war game creates Foursquare battle.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 23rd 2012 at 2:23PM in News
Google brings leaderboards to Latitude

Google brings leaderboards to Latitude

Update adds Foursquare-style gamification to social location platform.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Feb 20th 2012 at 2:26PM in News
Foursquare adds NFC to Android app

Foursquare adds NFC to Android app

Check in with a wave.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Feb 13th 2012 at 10:48AM in News
Foursquare: more menus on the menu

Foursquare: more menus on the menu

Update adds 13m items from 250,000 restaurants. Sorry, fries are extra.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 19th 2012 at 9:18AM in News
Foursquare passes 15m users

Foursquare passes 15m users

Triples in the space of a year.

Zen Terrelonge
by Zen Terrelonge
on Dec 6th 2011 at 1:58PM in News
Foursquare passes 1bn check-ins

Foursquare passes 1bn check-ins

It's the mayor of the milestone hotel.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 21st 2011 at 5:33PM in News
Four in 10 students have checked in

Four in 10 students have checked in

Kids are up for it, but only four per cent of adults want to be mayor.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 15th 2011 at 12:05PM in News
Social location check-ins used by 4 per cent of US adults

Social location check-ins used by 4 per cent of US adults

Pew Research Center figures show that 28 per cent use phones to get directions or recommendations though.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Sep 7th 2011 at 8:00AM in News
Foursquare adds events with Songkick, ESPN and MovieTickets deals

Foursquare adds events with Songkick, ESPN and MovieTickets deals

Users can now check in to gigs, films and sports matches when visiting specific venues.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 19th 2011 at 11:17AM in News
Foursquare reveals plans for two-day hackathon in September

Foursquare reveals plans for two-day hackathon in September

Separate events planned in New York, San Francisco, Tokyo and Paris. Will London check in too?

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 18th 2011 at 12:30PM in News
Foursquare gets Lists as Barack Obama starts checking in

Foursquare gets Lists as Barack Obama starts checking in

Social location service beefs up its discovery features just in time for the US president's arrival.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 16th 2011 at 10:57AM in News
Foursquare makes its brand Pages self-service

Foursquare makes its brand Pages self-service

Hoping to open them up beyond the 3,000 businesses who already have a presence.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 3rd 2011 at 12:04PM in News
Groupon checks in with Foursquare for daily deals partnership

Groupon checks in with Foursquare for daily deals partnership

Becomes its sixth supplier of location-based offers.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 1st 2011 at 9:30AM in News
Foursquare revamps its Series 40 app for Nokia feature phones

Foursquare revamps its Series 40 app for Nokia feature phones

Social location service adds more features for emerging markets.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jul 15th 2011 at 12:05PM in News
Foursquare set for daily deal partnerships and event check-ins

Foursquare set for daily deal partnerships and event check-ins

Social location service introducing new features.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jul 12th 2011 at 10:53AM in News
Foursquare raises $50m

Foursquare raises $50m

Social location service planning to hire more engineers, beef up merchant offerings and expand internationally.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jun 27th 2011 at 10:17AM in News