Foursquare-enabled ad dishes out dog food

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Foursquare has finally made itself useful—to non-humans, anyway. As seen in the video below, a pet-food company in Germany has put up a billboard urging you to check in at the location on Foursquare—and in return, it spits out some dog food for your best friend to nosh on. This is a step forward for Foursquare, which is not known for providing much nourishment to really any living thing. In terms of ads that appeal to dogs, there’s actually somewhat of a proud history there.

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