Foursquare Launches Stand-Alone App for Businesses

Foursquare launched its second stand-alone mobile app today, bringing its desktop Web business venue management tools to mobile for small business owners.

Foursquare launched its second stand-alone mobile app today, bringing its desktop Web business venue management tools to mobile for small business owners.

The company launched its first mobile app in 2009.

The Foursquare for Business app, which is available for Android and iPhone, allows business managers to create updates that are pushed out to customers on the location-based platform. They can share the update on Facebook and Twitter as well. The app also allows business owners to turn specials on and off and monitor recent check-ins.

“Sometimes, when you’re running around on the floor, it’s hard to hop on a computer and post your latest happenings, like the spring collection that just arrived or your newest menu item,” Foursquare said in a blog

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