by: Jamey Brown Come end of December we all make that same goal: to stay fit. But do we ever think to incorporate this objective with social media? This resolution seems pretty generic, and can sometimes fall by the wayside, but it can flourish with the addition of certain social networks. Here are some examples:
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Does Every Employee of Yours Do Social Media?
By Dave Kerpen The following is an excerpt from Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Generally Amazing on Facebook (& Other Social Networks). I was walking to work one day from Penn Station, checking my blackberry, when I noticed an exciting promotion available through Foursquare, the location-based [...]
Foursquare vs. Facebook Places: Is It a Competition?
By Carrie Tylawsky With all of the Facebook changes rolling out, one of my absolute favorites is highlighting my profile map. I envisioned seeing my map criss-cross across the country and up and down the coast. Instead I saw…this. Although my Foursquare is connected to my Facebook, my Facebook is not connected to my Foursquare, [...]
Why Obama on @Foursquare Is Good For Brands
By Frank Emanuele It’s official! Our Commander-In-Chief has joined everyone’s favorite location-based network: Foursquare! The White House announced via its blog on Monday that “There are over 10 million people already ‘checking in’ around the world, and now you’ll be able to discover ‘tips’ from the White House featuring the places President Obama has visited, what [...]
Can Foursquare Promotions Really Benefit Your Business?
By Cara Friedman Foursquare has a lot to be proud of. In the last year the New York start-up grew 3400%. As of July, Foursquare announced that they reached 10 million users. While all of this sounds impressive it pales in comparison to the 750 million users on Facebook and the over 200 million users [...]
Foursquare: The New Deal Aggregator
By: Andi Barton Keep the deals coming! It’s now been confirmed that Foursquare’s newest partnership with Groupon is officially starting up. You soon will be able to go ahead and conveniently check your explore tab for these deals with ease! The real-time factor that we will have at our finger tips will open up a [...]
Foursquare Badges That Should Exist
By Cara Friedman, Badge Designs By Samantha DeMott One of the best things about using Foursquare is obtaining badges. Besides the fact that you earn something cool for going on with your daily activities, it also makes Foursquare into a fun game with an incentive to play. Foursquare has done a pretty good job of [...]
The WOW Factor
By Dan Bergeron Last evening I was sitting at home with a friend, not feeling inclined to prepare a meal, yet my stomach was less than satisfied with my current state of hunger. My friend suggested ordering pizza as they had a brochure they had received in their mailbox from a place called Naked Pizza and [...]
7 Brands to Follow on Foursquare
By Megan McMahon Did you know that there are over 135 pages of brands to follow on foursquare? It’s once in a blue moon that I actually go to foursquare.com instead of just using the app on my phone and yesterday while perusing the site I decided to check out what new cool brands I [...]
The Importance of Checking In
By Dan Bergeron Social media has become more than tacky profile photos and ‘over-sharing’ status updates. While geo-location is by no means brand new, it is finally catching on among everyday consumers and businesses. While some consider sharing your whereabouts to be unnecessary, others see value in social geo-location. The reality is, there is a [...]
