Dennis Crowley, co-founder of location based social network Foursquare, told attendees of the Picnic conference in Amsterdam today that the company has built a feature that recommends new locations users ought to visit, based on their past activity, their to-do lists and what’s popular at the moment.
New “add to my foursquare” button that can be embedded on any website. (via Foursquare Launching New Must-Have Button for Websites)
Challenges can be created by users from a tool on SCVNGR’s website, though the creation tool won’t be deployed for the consumer version of the product for a few weeks. SCVNGR wants people to get the opportunity to interact with the app as it is before adding more content. (via SCVNGR Puts the Game Back in Location-Based Gaming
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Nike turns the streets of London into a giant game board, inviting participants to run through the city and check in at various phone booths (phone boxes, if you live in England). The more check ins that you get, the more points you earn. (via brandflakesforbreakfast: nike creates foursquare with pay phones)
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UpNext lets you click on 3-D buildings and see a list of the businesses and offices inside. It lets you zoom around the city in a very Google Earth-like fashion, search for restaurants, bars, and stores. You can favorite and bookmark different venues, see Citysearch and Yelp reviews, and broadcast a tip about the place through Facebook or Twitter. You can also see where all your friends are checking in on Foursquare.
"Dennis Crowley, co-founder of location based social network Foursquare, told attendees of the Picnic conference in Amsterdam today that the company has built a feature that recommends new locations users ought to visit, based on their past activity, their to-do lists and what’s popular at the moment."
