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Foursquare introduces Hypertrending feature: Creepy or cool?
At SXSW, Foursquare introduced Hypertrending technology, which shows the most popular spots in town through the size of dots on a map. The company behind the location app remains cautious about a wide release of the feature, and admits it walks the fine line between being creepy and cool.
Hands on: Foursquare’s rebuilt app wants you to stop bragging and start exploring
Hands on: Foursquare’s rebuilt app wants you to stop bragging and start exploring
Foursquare 8.0 is a refreshing redesign that puts the focus on exploring great places instead of just checking in at hot spots.
Skedadel lets you discover cool places through Instagram images
Skedadel lets you discover cool places through Instagram images
A new app using Instagram images and a unique algorithm wants to help you find the best places in the world.
Everything you need to know about a little app called FBStalker
Everything you need to know about a little app called FBStalker
A new app called FBStalker can find all your weaknesses, but there's a bright side to this devious software.
Hands on: Foursquare’s Windows 8 app ditches gamification for local discovery
Hands on: Foursquare’s Windows 8 app ditches gamification for local discovery
The launch of Foursquare's Windows 8 app is a big win for Microsoft as popular social media companies begin to start developing for the operating system.
Miss Netiquette’s guide to using location and check-in apps without harassing your friends
Miss Netiquette’s guide to using location and check-in apps without harassing your friends
Social media can be a tricky thing to navigate and no one has written the rules on codes of conduct.
Top apps headed to Windows 8, including first ever Foursquare tablet app
Top apps headed to Windows 8, including first ever Foursquare tablet app
Microsoft revealed that new apps were on their way to Windows 8 devices, including the first natively built Foursquare app - available only on Windows 8.
Hell is Other People is the anti-social network that helps you avoid your friends
Hell is Other People is the anti-social network that helps you avoid your friends
In a social networking-centric society, Even if 'Hell is Other People' is an anti-social network that helps you avoid bumping into your friends around town.
Movie theaters are about to get Twitter and Foursquare-focused pre-shows
Movie theaters are about to get Twitter and Foursquare-focused pre-shows
Twitter and Foursquare are partnering up with National CineMedia to show pre-show ads in theaters of Hollywood trending tweets, and local search-based ads.
10 cringe-worthy social apps that prove people are creeps
10 cringe-worthy social apps that prove people are creeps
You might want to re-think posting that photo of you rocking that new string bikini ...you never know who's creeping on them.
Foursquare tries to save the check-in with one-step functionality
Foursquare tries to save the check-in with one-step functionality
Foursquare has pushed a new update for iPhone that cuts the steps to check in down to one. Now there's no excuse for not checking in.
OpenTable gets in on social discovery with ‘Places I’ve Eaten’ Facebook app
OpenTable gets in on social discovery with ‘Places I’ve Eaten’ Facebook app
OpenTable is venturing into restaurant discovery using social signals, with the launch of its Facbeook app "Places I've Eaten."
Raytheon’s RIOT tracks social media users, predicts their next move
Raytheon’s RIOT tracks social media users, predicts their next move
Raytheon has developed analytics that tracks and analyzes social media users to make predictions like whether or not an individual is a security threat.
Facebook reportedly developing a friend tracking app
Facebook reportedly developing a friend tracking app
According to Bloomberg, Facebook is developing a location tracking app due out this March. Your privacy might be in danger. Or it might not.
Extortion or honesty? ReviewerCard is a gut check for the online review ecosystem
Extortion or honesty? ReviewerCard is a gut check for the online review ecosystem
A new product called ReviewerCard lets you use your online clout to get better treatment by businesses.
Here’s how Facebook could make money off of Graph Search
Here’s how Facebook could make money off of Graph Search
Facebook announced Graph Search, but monetization schemes haven't been discussed. Here's how we think Facebook will make money from its search engine.
Why Facebook’s Graph Search needs to be mobile right now
Why Facebook’s Graph Search needs to be mobile right now
Facebook unveiled Graph Search this week, but all its innovation is confusingly desktop-only. Here's why Graph Search needs to be on mobile in a hurry
Foursquare update to check-in pages on mobile Web, adds more details
Foursquare update to check-in pages on mobile Web, adds more details
Foursquare announced a redesigned check-in page today to its mobile Web app, which has design elements from social photo apps like Instagram.
