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Kristen Creager
Do you guys ever hesitate to share where you're at on Foursquare on Twitter? I always feel like it's kind of a stalker-y idea.
55 weeks ago from FourSquare for Business, Social Media Marketers, Social Media and Brazen Careerists on Twitter2 more
Charlie Anderson:
Oh -- also, FourSquare doesn't give your GPS location, just where you checked in. And you can check in to places without being there (which is ...MoreOh -- also, FourSquare doesn't give your GPS location, just where you checked in. And you can check in to places without being there (which is weird, but true), and you don't check out. So if you looked at my profile right now, you'd think I was at the bar I had happy hour at last night. I don't think anyone trusts FourSquare to accurately tell where anybody is. They use it to launch a text conversation asking if they're still there, etc.
55 weeks ago
55 weeks ago
Corbin Haresnape:
@Charlie thanks for this! I didn't know that FourSquare only gave a general location!
55 weeks ago
55 weeks ago
Andy Huston
How To Make Foursquare Work For Your Business or Brand [Slides] http://bit.ly/emzYPF Let me know what you think of this post!
Elysa Rice
Foursquare Signs Up Four Millionth User http://dlvr.it/7BlWV -- I'd be interested to know if you guys or any of your clients are doing cool things with Foursquare
83 weeks ago from FourSquare for Business, Social Media Marketers and PR & New Media1 more
Rebecca Thorman:
I thought I would stop using Foursquare after Facebook released Places, but I still think Foursquare has major benefits - primarily, I only have ...MoreI thought I would stop using Foursquare after Facebook released Places, but I still think Foursquare has major benefits - primarily, I only have to see those people who are nearby, not sift through all my friends. There's a lot of potential - I would say companies and businesses are under-utilizing the platform as it's still basically new. So right now it's more of a status/social thing.
83 weeks ago
83 weeks ago
Ben Donahower:
@Rebecca-agreed!
i think there is a lot of under-utilization of using tools in conjunction with one another. what if you company used a ...More@Rebecca-agreed!
i think there is a lot of under-utilization of using tools in conjunction with one another. what if you company used a foursquare coupon for $ off their next order dovetailed with groupon.
something like that would start transitioning more one-time customers into regulars
76 weeks ago
i think there is a lot of under-utilization of using tools in conjunction with one another. what if you company used a ...More@Rebecca-agreed!
i think there is a lot of under-utilization of using tools in conjunction with one another. what if you company used a foursquare coupon for $ off their next order dovetailed with groupon.
something like that would start transitioning more one-time customers into regulars
76 weeks ago
Andy Huston
Have you seen foursquare's insights - the business back-end? bit.ly/9qO1Xc Here's my post that highlights its features. Let me know what you think it is missing & what you love.
Jenn Pedde
@KellyLux & I started a book club called the "Syracuse Twiterary Society." Each month we read books about social media and business and such. The first book we picked is Chris Brogan's "Trust Agents." It's been a fantastic read and as a community manager, very helpful - if only to reaffirm my practices. On Tuesday, August 24th, the Twiterary Society will be doing a live chat from 8-9pm EST using the tag #CuseTS. If you've read the book, or are curious about it - PLEASE join us!
91 weeks ago from Community Managers, Brazen Bloggers, FourSquare for Business, Global Careers and Business and Social Media Marketers3 more
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Jenn Pedde:
On Tuesday Aug 24th from 8-9pm EST we'll be live chatting on Twitter using #CuseTS. So if you've read the book, just join in the chat!
91 weeks ago
91 weeks ago
Elizabeth Williams
Hey Brazen Behind the Scenes Gurus: Has anyone checked with Foursquare to see if we could get an 8/18/10 badge for our worldwide "Crowdsource Your Career" event? I think it'd be pretty sweet if we could nab one for checking in with the word #Brazen that day or something similar
Elizabeth Williams:
PS: Used the "suggest a badge" form on the site to recommend one, but if someone works (or knows someone who works at) Foursquare, that'd totally ...MorePS: Used the "suggest a badge" form on the site to recommend one, but if someone works (or knows someone who works at) Foursquare, that'd totally help, as would some offical Brazen-person calling. (BTW: My suggested badge title was "You're So Brazen!"
92 weeks ago
92 weeks ago
Andy Huston
Really interested in foursquare? Check out the twitter chat #4SqCHAT Mondays at 9p ET. I moderate via @4SqINDY.
Jason Lewis
Foursquares ability to claim your venue seems to be a local businesses dream come true. It's free marketing to Gen X and Gen Y with no investment. The possibilities of increasing your local business identity through the use of such a simple tool astounds me (especially for the food service and bar industry). How long till Foursquare Tips are just as important as Yelp reviews to your google places profile? If your a local business why wouldn't you claim your venue and offer a special?
Elizabeth Williams
Networking opportunity for businesses using Foursquare: 6/16 is an international 4sq meet up day with meetups happening all over the globe. You can find one near you by going here: http://www.meetup.com/foursquare/
Ryan Paugh
Check out these 10 brands that are using Foursquare for marketing: http://bit.ly/bPR0wS
Have any of these campaigns been on your radar? I haven't stumbled across any of them except for in Mashable and TechCrunch articles? I'm wondering if any of these campaigns actually paid off or if they were total flops ... Maybe it's too early to tell. Anybody know anything?
104 weeks ago from FourSquare for Business, Social Media, Social Media Marketers and Social Pollination2 more
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Ryan Paugh:
@Elizabeth: Very interesting. I'm wondering if these big-name campaigns are only taking place in select cities. I live in Madison, WI and there ...More@Elizabeth: Very interesting. I'm wondering if these big-name campaigns are only taking place in select cities. I live in Madison, WI and there are only a couple business that I know of who have adopted Foursquare.
I feel so out of the loop! We JUST got Groupon which I consider a big win :)
104 weeks ago
I feel so out of the loop! We JUST got Groupon which I consider a big win :)
104 weeks ago
Elizabeth Williams:
Ryan, I think you really hit on why some people love Foursquare and others have no idea why: location.
Foursquare is favored in big, Midatlantic ...MoreRyan, I think you really hit on why some people love Foursquare and others have no idea why: location.
Foursquare is favored in big, Midatlantic cities, especially New York (though I'm closer to the Philadelphia area and it's all over here as well as DC. Harvard University has also officially adopted it and created some Harvard/Cambridge specific badges.) Foursquare was brought down to SxSW last year and made it's triumphant return this year, but if you're not the kind of nerd into SXSW, you wouldn't know that (and even if you'd heard, you probably wouldn't care).
Gowalla, by contrast, is practically an official city institution in San Fransisco, from what I understand. Most of the people I know in the SoCal and surrounding area (Vegas, AZ, etc.) favor Gowalla.
So, for me as a Midatlantic girl, everwhere I go there is Foursquare. My friends are on Foursquare. In the small, suburban town where I live, I was just thrown out of mayor office of my local mom and pop bakery today on Foursquare. It's huge here. But, I imagine, once you get away from the major cities in this area, it hasn't spread that far yet.
104 weeks ago
Foursquare is favored in big, Midatlantic ...MoreRyan, I think you really hit on why some people love Foursquare and others have no idea why: location.
Foursquare is favored in big, Midatlantic cities, especially New York (though I'm closer to the Philadelphia area and it's all over here as well as DC. Harvard University has also officially adopted it and created some Harvard/Cambridge specific badges.) Foursquare was brought down to SxSW last year and made it's triumphant return this year, but if you're not the kind of nerd into SXSW, you wouldn't know that (and even if you'd heard, you probably wouldn't care).
Gowalla, by contrast, is practically an official city institution in San Fransisco, from what I understand. Most of the people I know in the SoCal and surrounding area (Vegas, AZ, etc.) favor Gowalla.
So, for me as a Midatlantic girl, everwhere I go there is Foursquare. My friends are on Foursquare. In the small, suburban town where I live, I was just thrown out of mayor office of my local mom and pop bakery today on Foursquare. It's huge here. But, I imagine, once you get away from the major cities in this area, it hasn't spread that far yet.
104 weeks ago
Ben Honingford
What's the best marketing/advertising/promotional integration of Foursquare you've seen so far? What made it work so well?
JR Moreau:
I've seen a non-foursquare competitor in Boulder, CO do something interesting with time sensitive, location based deals. It's called Duck Duck ...MoreI've seen a non-foursquare competitor in Boulder, CO do something interesting with time sensitive, location based deals. It's called Duck Duck Deal http://www.duckduckdeal.com/ It's cool when you're out on the town you can log on and decide where to go at night for food, drink or whatever specials are hot at the moment. Plus using secret pass-codes is cool.
106 weeks ago
106 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh
What's going to happen when celebs start entering the world of Foursquare? I just read in Mashable that Arnold Schwarzenegger is setting up an account (http://bit.ly/d6gEIg). Considering some of the privacy concerns of high-profile people, how will they be using it differently from the average joe?
Benjamin Jancewicz:
They're probably going to use it only for public appearances. What's going to be more interesting is when a regular Foursquare user becomes ...MoreThey're probably going to use it only for public appearances. What's going to be more interesting is when a regular Foursquare user becomes famous... the public will know all their favourite places to hang out.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh:
I was thinking the same thing. If I were famous I'd put together some kind of Foursquare promotional event. I'd check into different venues and ...MoreI was thinking the same thing. If I were famous I'd put together some kind of Foursquare promotional event. I'd check into different venues and tell my fans to come find me. Could be a pretty slick social media marketing model for the Paris Hiltons and Mary-Kate Olsens of the world :)
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Ryan Healy
What do you guys think, should Foursquare sell now to Yahoo for $100 million + or try to change the world alone with some VC backing? I vote sell now, Mark Rizzn Hopkins agrees http://bit.ly/9tPk1l, but Mike Arrington and Ben Parr say don't do it.
If I really believed in Foursquare I would have to agree with Mike and Ben, but I think there is too much competition and too many big players that can win the game if they want to. Plus I'm just not a big fan of the service. I would take the pay day.
109 weeks ago from FourSquare for Business, Social Media and Social Media Marketers1 more
Ryan Schwab:
I would sell. You can change the world a lot more with $100 million than with the foursquare app, in my opinion.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Boris Rozman:
Unless they plan build it into some kind of a virtual reality thing that transforms social interaction and blurs the line between reality and ...MoreUnless they plan build it into some kind of a virtual reality thing that transforms social interaction and blurs the line between reality and cyberspace.... sell that sucker!
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh
Just read an article on CNN.com that explains why gaming is going to take over our lives. They didn't mention Foursquare and I started to wonder what other game-based applications people were using. If you have anything cool to share, please share it below.
Safinaaz Rawji:
I tried using Gowalla but stopped because their map was limited to certain states...
111 weeks ago
111 weeks ago
Ryan Healy
I'm really trying to get into Foursquare, but the fact that it never finds the actual place I am at when I try to check in is a big turn off. I always have to do a search. It seems like this shouldn't be too difficult to fix, but I don't see myself using it on a regular basis until the technology improves.
Tariq West:
I prefer Gowalla - better interface, more interesting interaction possibilities (e.g. leaving items at locations for people to pick up and posting ...MoreI prefer Gowalla - better interface, more interesting interaction possibilities (e.g. leaving items at locations for people to pick up and posting tours/trips). I'm not sure why Foursquare is growing faster.
111 weeks ago
111 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh:
Tariq, I find the Foursquare vs. Gowalla debate to be rather interesting. I've played around with both, but have chosen to stick with Foursquare ...MoreTariq, I find the Foursquare vs. Gowalla debate to be rather interesting. I've played around with both, but have chosen to stick with Foursquare because more people are using it in Madison, WI. Foursquare has been much better at PR in my opinion. I only started hearing about Gowalla at SXSW when they beat our Foursquare in the web awards.
111 weeks ago
111 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh
OK. Let me know if anyone has thought of this yet. I came up with this Foursquare event idea with a couple friends yesterday. Wouldn't it be cool to do a Foursquare scavenger hunt?
I imagine setting up teams of people and using Foursquare to guide them to different mystery locations around your city. Whichever team is able to check in at all of the mystery locations before the end of the day wins.
I'm imagining kegs at each location, but that's just me! Thoughts?
111 weeks ago from FourSquare for Business, The Madtown Crew and Madison MAGNET1 more
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claire stokoe
When i first started using Foursquare, the gaming element actually made me want to go places so that i could become mayor. I then started getting free coffees from a place that i logged into and that made me go there alot more.
They actually started to send out tweets, challanging others to oust me from my mayor spot..and that free coffees would be in it for them. I thought that this was a pretty good idea, although i have left the area and so cannot battle for my crown.
Ryan Paugh:
I really like the potential for competition on Foursquare. A couple of my friends and I were talking about how Foursquare isn't mainstream enough ...MoreI really like the potential for competition on Foursquare. A couple of my friends and I were talking about how Foursquare isn't mainstream enough yet in Madison, WI. But we did come up with a pretty cool idea for how we could use it for a summer event. I'm going to share it in a new thread. Let me know what you think.
111 weeks ago
111 weeks ago
Patrick Pho:
I've started to latch onto the gaming idea too Claire- now when I explain it to others I try to use that angle and I think it makes it easier to ...MoreI've started to latch onto the gaming idea too Claire- now when I explain it to others I try to use that angle and I think it makes it easier to udnerstand!
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh
I'm wondering how people are using Foursquare ... Where are you checking in vs. not checking in? I think that some people are checking in at stupid places (ex: my buddy Joe's futon), but based on the conversation I just had w/ Tyler (see thread below), I am thinking about checking in at places I normally wouldn't check it at, like the grocery store. What's your Foursquare etiquette?
Patrick Pho:
Tyler I've heard of these prank groups- they claim to make these calls to encourage people to be more private on The Internet but I consider them ...MoreTyler I've heard of these prank groups- they claim to make these calls to encourage people to be more private on The Internet but I consider them to be more terrorist-like than helpful.
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Ryan Paugh:
We spend a lot of time thinking about who we want to communicate messages to, but not enough time thinking about who we DON'T want to communicate ...MoreWe spend a lot of time thinking about who we want to communicate messages to, but not enough time thinking about who we DON'T want to communicate messages to. Thanks for sharing that story Tyler. Pretty creepy stuff.
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Tyler Durbin
Has anyone noticed Foursquare influencing some of the decisions they make as consumers. I.e. last week I saw someone checked into Chipotle, it sounded good, so I went to lunch at Chipotle as opposed to just going home.
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Elizabeth Williams:
Happened last night, actually. I was at Comix on 14th St. NYC and after the Media Bistro panel I was feeling a bit peckish. As I headed down to ...MoreHappened last night, actually. I was at Comix on 14th St. NYC and after the Media Bistro panel I was feeling a bit peckish. As I headed down to the post-panel reception in the lounge, I decided to check in on 4Sq and discovered Pop Burger was just around the corner on 9th and had good reviews and a relatively inexpensive (for NYC) menu, so I popped over there to eat. Actually, I first stopped at Simple Kitchen, which also popped up when I checked in at Comix, even though they were more pricey because they offer a 4Sq discount. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, they were closed, so I went back to Pop Burger.
113 weeks ago
113 weeks ago
Maggie McGary
Ok, here was my most recent post about Foursquare:
http://www.mizzinformation.com/2010/02/if-i-were-mayor-of-dunkin-donutso...
Zack Zaban
Slightly off topic, but still related to foursquare.
Mashable just posted an article about "pleaserobme.com", a site that links into foursquare and allows anyone to see when a user has checked in at a location, thus not occupying their home.
It's an interesting article to read and poses good questions about the safety of integrating online profiles into offline life.
Link to article: http://mashable.com/2010/02/17/pleaserobme/
Dale Beermann
I've been using some of these apps for a while to get a feel for them and the business models associated with them. I'd like to hear what people think about "Foursquare fatigue": http://bit.ly/93jtAt.
The problem right now is that there are a bunch of competitors in this space, including MyTown and Gowalla, both of whom are on par with Foursquare. Checking into all of them sucks, so you have to pick one or you burn out even more quickly. Twitter is already there, they have the community.
Ryan Paugh:
Hey Tyler, I guess that's a good reason for why you should check in more frequently. I've been not checking in at boring places like the grocery ...MoreHey Tyler, I guess that's a good reason for why you should check in more frequently. I've been not checking in at boring places like the grocery store or the pharmacy, but I guess if your city is starting to embrace Foursquare it makes sense. I'm still waiting for Madison, WI to start adopting the platform ...
113 weeks ago
113 weeks ago
Maggie McGary:
I, too, notice I'm getting kind of sick of checking in. I keep doing it, mainly because a) I'm curious to see how it evolves and b) to try to get ...MoreI, too, notice I'm getting kind of sick of checking in. I keep doing it, mainly because a) I'm curious to see how it evolves and b) to try to get something free out of it one of these days but I don't know that I'll stay interested in the long haul.
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Amanda Hite
I'm the Mayor of Blue Grass Airport http://bit.ly/5WqIYn . Just sayin ; )
Benjamin Jancewicz
Alright, does this just suck majorly for a decentralized business like mine? What if you have no physical location?
Dan Healy:
No, I don't think so. You won't see the direct benefits of having people come to your establishment, but you will be able to update people on ...MoreNo, I don't think so. You won't see the direct benefits of having people come to your establishment, but you will be able to update people on where you are, tell them what you are doing, and gain recognition from local people which could lead to new leads!
118 weeks ago
118 weeks ago
Benjamin Jancewicz:
I see. So treat it as my mobile soapbox with insight into what I do as a business, right?
118 weeks ago
118 weeks ago
Dan Healy
Just wrote this post about FourSquare, leave a comment, let me know what you think! http://www.mason23.com/blog/?p=201
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Deborah A Sullivan:
I think that I"m very thankful for my big dog.!!!:)
When I'm here and when I'm not!
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