Foursquare CEO Crowley: “We Do Location Better Than Anybody Else”

Foursquare has come a long way from its early days as a social “check-in” app. Along the way, the company repositioned its app as a Yelp competitor; now the company is substantially focused on “place insights” and “location intelligence” for enterprises. Earlier…

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Foursquare Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out Ecosystem

Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often under the radar. Last year, reviews and content from Booking.com and TripAdvisor began to show for locations and travel destinations, especially outside the US. In June of this year, the company…

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SearchCap: Google Smarter Search, Facebook Google App Indexing & Foursquare With Apple Maps

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Smarter Search, Facebook Google App Indexing & Foursquare With Apple Maps appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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SearchCap: Apple Maps Connect, Foursquare Data & Yahoo Search Personalized

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Search Now Shows Your Flights, Events & Packages In The Search Results Yahoo announced that Yahoo Search, as well as Yahoo Mail‘s Today section…

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Foursquare “Experts” Reintroduces Gamification Into New App

In order to broaden its appeal Foursquare has been backing away from its origins as a “check-in app” for a long time. The banishment of check-ins into a separate app, Swarm, seemed to mark a complete break with the company’s “gamification” legacy. Not so apparently….

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