by amvandenhurk | Jul 11, 2010 | Location-Based Social Networks, Marketing, Mobile, Small Business, Social Media
“Boom! Foursquare crosses 2 Million Users!” announced TechCrunch in a recent headline. It got me wondering. There are 2 million users, but where are all the businesses that can provide rewards for those users? I’ve been commenting on Foursquare and location-based... by amvandenhurk | Apr 26, 2010 | Internet Privacy, Location-Based Social Networks, Marketing, Mobile, Newspaper Column, Public Relations, Social Media
“Check-in.” “You are the mayor.” “You’ve earned the Bender Badge.” If you know what I’m talking about, you’re one of the growing number of users of Foursquare, a company that’s on the verge of becoming a household name like Twitter. And it’s a service that area... by amvandenhurk | Mar 12, 2010 | Location-Based Social Networks, Marketing, Social Media
Caffeine + Competitiveness = A Badge. Yes, it does. Especially if it comes to Starbucks combined with Foursquare. Yesterday Starbucks announced that frequent visitors who check in at retail locations using Foursquare could earn customer rewards. Although there’s no... by amvandenhurk | Mar 3, 2010 | Location-Based Social Networks, Marketing, Social Media
“You are now the Mayor of Starbucks!” Those are exciting words to read. Or at least they are to me. The words I don’t like to read are “you’ve been ousted as a mayor.” I’ve only been participating in the online interactive game of foursquare for a couple of months...