Topic: Foursquare
Address-gate is just getting started in Washington. Two leading Democrats launched an inquiry Thursday into the data collection practices of social apps for Apple devices, a big privacy issue that…
An emerging class of “social discovery” apps—which monitor your location and alert you when you’re in close proximity to people who have similar social media contacts or interests—dominated the hype…
Foursquare just announced a new feature that could be embraced by users who are tired of checking in—and, eventually, by advertisers. As described in a company blog post, Foursquare's Radar turns…
Foursquare may be one of the hottest startups around, but director of partnerships Jonathan Crowley (brother of CEO Dennis) admits that it's not a household name on the level of…
Not unlike other forms of social manipulation, product placement traces back to the golden era of Hollywood. In the late 1930s, the De Beers diamond cartel, desperate to sell diamonds…
Gawker’s Ryan Tate has a big problem with Ashton Kutcher and his guest-edited issue of Details. In a scathing piece posted yesterday, Tate calls out the actor for plugging a…
Where in the world is President Barack Obama? Just ask Foursquare. The White House blog announced that the president is now on the location-based social networking site. The president’s latest social…
Here's a sneaky little Foursquare stunt: Euro RSCG Brussels, with help from generally mischievous agency Duval Guillaume, claims that it recently became Foursquare mayor of 42 rival ad agencies in…
