Outbox4 SEO Scotland Web Design Ayrshire & Glasgow
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Website Design
    • eCommerce
    • Marketing
    • Search Engine Optimization
    • Social Media Management
    • Email Marketing
  • Packages
    • Web Design Packages
    • Social Media Packages
    • SEO Packages
  • Social Media Management
    • Facebook Management
    • Twitter Management
    • Facebook Customisation
    • Customisation
  • Portfolio
  • Blog
Home » Blog » archive » Foursquare management
Foursquare management

Foursquare, stylized as foursquare, is a location-based social networking website for mobile devices, such as smartphones. Users “check in” at venues using a mobile website, text messaging or a device-specific application by selecting from a list of venues the application locates nearby. Location is based on GPS hardware in the mobile device or network location provided by the application. Each check-in awards the user points and sometimes “badges”.

The service was created in 2009 by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai. Crowley had previously founded the similar project Dodgeball as his graduate thesis project in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. Google bought Dodgeball in 2005 and shut it down in 2009, replacing it with Google Latitude. Dodgeball user interactions were based on SMS technology, rather than an application.

Foursquare is the second iteration of the same idea, that people can use mobile devices to interact with their environment. As of April 2012, the company reported it had 20 million registered users.[5] The company was expected to pass 750 million check-ins before the end of June 2011, with an average of about 3 million check-ins per day. Male/female users are equally represented and also 50 percent of users are outside the US.Support for French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese was added in February 2011. Support for Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Thai was added in September 2011.[7] Support for Turkish was added in June 2012.

Foursquare is a web and mobile application that allows registered users to post their location at a venue (“check-in”) and connect with friends. Check-in requires active user selection and points are awarded at check-in. As of April 2012, there have been more than 2 billion check-ins with Foursquare. Users are encouraged to be hyper-local and hyper-specific with their check-ins– one can check into a certain floor/area of a building, or indicate a specific activity while at a venue. Users can choose to have their check-ins posted on their accounts on Twitter, Facebook, or both. In version 1.3 of their iPhone application, foursquare enabled push-notification of friend updates, which they call “Pings”. Users can also earn badges by checking in at locations with certain tags, for check-in frequency, or for other patterns such as time of check-in.The company has stated that users will be able to add their own custom badges to the site in the future.

Users can create a “To Do” list for their private use and add “Tips” to venues that other users can read, which serve as suggestions for great things to do, see or eat at the location.

In addition, users can see where they have checked in with a history page. This function allows you to search past check-ins, which is broken down by month and year. A sidebar also allows you to search your check-ins by category or who you were with at the time.

If you enjoyed this article, Get email updates (It’s Free)

  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
September 29, 2014 Outbox4 Pay on Results Marketing

About the author

Outbox4 Pay on Results Marketing
Outbox4 Pay on Results Marketing

Gordon Brown is a multi-disciplinary designer specialising in web, graphic and digital media design and production. Ideally suited to small or medium sized businesses, his skills enable him to deliver dynamic, integrated design solutions incorporating a range of media. His portfolio demonstrates extensive experience of working with the local business sector in Ayrshire and Glasgow on a personal level. Contact Gordon directly by email: gordonb@outbox4.com - Connect - uk.linkedin.com/in/socialnetworkmanagement

Related Posts

  • The Benefits of SEO and Social Media.
    The Benefits of SEO and Social Media.February 1, 2013
  • Outsourcing Social Media
    Outsourcing Social MediaJanuary 29, 2013
  • Zak Coldicutt – Celebrity hair and makeup
    Zak Coldicutt – Celebrity hair and makeupAugust 31, 2012

Popular Posts

  • SEO Scotland |ethical Pay on Results SEO Glasgow, Scotland
    SEO Scotland |ethical Pay on Results SEO Glasgow, ScotlandJuly 26, 2012
  • Fenwick Hotel
    Fenwick HotelJune 11, 2012
  • Ayrshire sheds and garages
    Ayrshire sheds and garagesJune 13, 2012
← What Is linkedIn
Google+ vanity urls →

Recent Posts

  • Partnership
  • Search Engine Optimisation tools of the trade
  • Social Media Doesn’t Drive Sales…..then what does?
  • You could be missing out on up to 72% of local business!
  • How to get to the top of Google

Categories

Join us on Facebook

Join us on Facebook

Contact Us


Outbox4
Is a trading style of
Relentless IM Ltd
First Floor 71-75 Main St,
Proestwick,
KA9 1JN

Email: sales@outbox4.com

Connect with Us


Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Google+ Connect with us on LinkedIn Connect with us on LinkedIn

Legal

Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Service Terms

Helping you reach your target market

Copyright © 2020 outbox4.com. All Rights Reserved