— David Shim, founder of Seattle startup Placed, is stepping down as CEO of Foursquare after about a year in the role. Board member Gary Little will take over as… Read More
— Location data companies Foursquare and Factual are merging. The combined company will be led by Placed founder David Shim under the Foursquare brand. Shim was named CEO of Foursquare… Read More
Social distancing and self-quarantine measures have impacted foot traffic at movie theaters, airports, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, warehouse stores and just about everywhere else during the coronavirus outbreak according to… Read More
David Shim’s entrepreneurial journey took a wild turn in 2019. The longtime Seattle techie sold his location analytics startup Placed to Snapchat parent Snap in 2017 for a reported $135… Read More
— David Shim, founder and former CEO of Seattle startup Placed, was appointed CEO and a member of the board of Foursquare, which acquired Placed from Snap in May. Shim… Read More
It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But the one-time popular location-based social network is still alive, and… Read More
Google has set its sights on Foursquare, announcing Monday a new feature for Google Maps for creating and sharing lists of favorite locations. The update is the latest in a series… Read More
Twitter and Foursquare have revealed a partnership today that will allow people to tag their exact location in a tweet. Soon, people will be able to tweet insufferably about the… Read More
Foursquare has finally released a new app for Windows Phone, nine months after Microsoft invested in the New York-based startup. This summer, Foursquare split its original app into two: Swarm provided… Read More
Foursquare is getting a $15 million investment from Microsoft to kick off a strategic partnership between the two companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. The agreement will give Microsoft… Read More
Discovery apps like Yelp, Urbanspoon and Foursquare have proven useful to millions of people, but Peter Boctor sees a problem with them. While text reviews on those platforms include positive… Read More
Forget about asking your server for a recommendation. The next time you walk into a restaurant, your iPhone may tell you which dishes other diners prefer, thanks to a new… Read More
Microsoft and Foursquare are in the “advanced stages” of talks that would have the Redmond company make a strategic investment in the location-based check-in service, according to a report from… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Location check-in service Foursquare is expanding beyond smartphone apps to tablets, and it’s starting with a native app for Windows 8. Microsoft showed a quick glimpse of… Read More
Microsoft is releasing a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 today, with new capabilities that take advantage of Windows Phone’s core features. It’s part of a… Read More
Location-based mobile gaming could very well be the next frontier of the games business. And BodSix wants to make sure that it catches that wave at the right time. The… Read More
A few weeks ago, we asked readers whether they are using their mobile phones to “check-in” to locations with services like Foursquare and Gowalla. About 30 percent said they do… Read More
The privacy changes introduced yesterday by Facebook include the news that the social network will no longer offer Facebook Places as a standalone mobile feature. Instead the company will be… Read More
As an avid Foursquare user in Seattle, Brian Groth knows he isn’t experiencing all the benefits that someone might see in, say, New York or L.A.. But at this stage,… Read More