Foursquare tells you when you’ll be mayor
If you use Foursquare, you probably know how mayorships work (the person that checks-in the most days than anyone else at a venue is crowned the mayor). However, it was always a mystery of how many check-ins were needed to dethrone the mayor. A few months ago, I blogged about an application, WhenWillIBeMayor.com, that told you how many more check-ins you needed to become mayor. Foursquare recently launched a new feature that now tells you how many days you’re away from becoming the Mayor when you check-in to a venue. I noticed this new feature the other day when I checked-in to...
Read MoreHow to update your privacy for Facebook Places
It’s now been over a week since Facebook launched their location-based product, Places. If you’re looking for a good resource on Facebook Places, check out Tomer Tishgarten’s essential guide for marketers and developers on his blog. Privacy seems to always be a hot topic with any new update from Facebook (big surprise). With Facebook Places, several of the settings are already enabled that you might not be aware of. Below are some common questions you might have about Facebook Places and steps you can take to update your privacy settings. How can I control who can see the...
Read More“Tune out” your Facebook friends with Altoids
Altoids, yes the breath mints, has launched a genius application that allows you to create a list of a few of your Facebook friends (those who matter the most) and tune out everyone else. This app has perfect timing as it seems everyone is complaining about how their news feed is filled with unwanted updates (now including Places check-ins) from friends. The Tune Out app is available for iPhones, iPads, and a desktop app can also be downloaded from the Altoids Facebook Page on the Tune Out tab. The app is very easy to setup. Once you download the app, you will be prompted to login to...
Read MoreE-commerce sites benefiting from Facebook “Like” buttons
Since the announcement of the new social plugins back in April, Facebook has encouraged websites to add the “Like” button, which allows users to instantly share content with their friends. As of July, over 350,000 websites have implemented the “Like” button within their site. In the past month, several e-commerce websites have placed “Like” buttons throughout their pages, including Best Buy and eBay. eBay has actually attributed part of their $2.2 billion in revenue last quarter to Facebook’s “Like” button. The Like button has been added...
Read MoreCheck-in on Facebook with Places
Facebook has finally launched their long-awaited location-based product, called Places. With this new product, you will now have the option to share your location by “checking in” to that place and letting friends know where you are. You can also see if any of your friends have checked in nearby. To start using Places, you can use it by downloading the most recent version of the Facebook application for iPhone. Non iPhone users can access Places from touch.facebook.com if your mobile browser supports HTML 5 and geolocation. If you’ve used other location-based services,...
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