Walgreens donating flu shots for each check in
Great use of the foursquare platform. Any time a user checks in on foursquare (or Facebook Places), Walgreens will donate a flu-shot voucher to someone in need through their Way to Well Commitment program.
Read MoreESPN launches page & new badge on foursquare
Now that pages on foursquare are open to all brands and organizations to create, we’re probably going to see more and more brand pages on foursquare. The ‘worldwide leader in sports,’ otherwise known as ESPN, recently launched a foursquare page of their own and a new badge. When you follow ESPN and check in at sporting events or the places ESPN has left tips, you’ll become eligible to earn the ESPN Foam Finger...
Read MoreFoursquare reaches 10 million users
Foursquare reached a major milestone: 10 million members. So much for the idea of Facebook Places killing Foursquare. Foursquare is now the first location-based social network to reach 10 million users. To celebrate the occasion, they put together an infographic to illustrate their impressive growth over the past couple of years. Click here to view the infographic. Some of the interesting highlights: It took foursquare five months to get its first 100,000 users and seven weeks to get its last million. 358 million checkins have been made outside of the U.S. The most popular checkin...
Read More4sqDay 2011
This Saturday, April 16, is the second annual International 4sqDay. Foursquare Day is actually a community-driven event that originated last year in Tampa. There are many ways to participate in 4sqDay, including parties, check-in specials, meetups, etc. If you’re interested in collecting foursquare badges, there will be a unique badge available for users who check-in on 4sqDay. Here in Atlanta (which is a huge foursquare city), there will be a party and several check-in specials located around the city. For all the details on 4sqDay in Atlanta, check out the 4sqatl blog. Last year I...
Read MoreDo you know where you checked-in a year ago?
If you don’t know the answer, there is a tool called 4square&7yearsago that can help remind you. The service is simple to use. All you need to do is sign in with your foursquare account and you will receive an email each morning letting you know all the places you checked-in on that date a year ago. Blog #78 of 365 of...
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