The Foursquare mobile check-in service has just launched v3.0 of its mobile app, the biggest update the company has ever launched. Foursquare employees have been working around the clock to finish the update in time for SXSW, in what co-founder Dennis Crowley calls Foursquare’s “shock and awe” campaign. The company is focusing on the potential of near field communication in this new update. Below, you can see the Foursquare team up past midnight, celebrating as the update launched. Read on past the cut for more details.
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Foursquare 3.0 Adds Explore, Revamped Leaderboard, And New Deals
Foursquare has just revealed details on its revamped 3.0 version due out late tonight. The popular location-based app allows people to share information on the places they've been via check-ins and encourages them to do so by turning it into a game of attaining badges and titles based on frequency of check-ins. The updated version adds several new new features including check-in recommendations, revamped leaderboard, and new deals for businesses.
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HootSuite For BlackBerry Updated With New Social Features
If you own a BlackBerry and are socially over-extended, then you'll be glad to hear that HootSuite for BlackBerry has just gotten updated with additional social features. HootSuite is a popular social media dashboard app that aggregates all your social network streams into one location that you can easily manage while on the go.
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Foursquare iPhone update adds photos & comments; Android version imminent
Foursquare has pushed out an update to its popular iPhone app, adding photos and comments to the geo-location service. Available on iTunes today [iTunes link], the new update is apparently a response to user feedback over the past few months, and uses Apple's push-notifications to immediately update you to the newest comments.
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The Daily Slash: December 8 2010
Well now! Today was certainly a diverse day. A bit of Tron [here], a bit of Tron , the crew of misfit developers over at XDA have a list of Gingerbread ROMs ready for you, Foursquare Users Pass 5 Million and get offered $140 million bucks for the keys to the front door, then it gets really wacky. NASA gets poked with sticks, iPad 2 plans on having an LCD instead of AMOLED, and it turns out there's an Oriental Hornet that's solar powered. Wild! All this and MORE today on The Daily Slash!
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Foursquare Users Pass 5 Million, Gets Offered $140 Million Bucks for Ownership
You know what this means? You know what the fact that Foursquare has 5 million users means? I means they're doing quite well, especially considering the fact that at SXSW (March) of 2010, Foursquare announced they had more than a half million users. Everyone thought that was gigantic. In April of 2010, they passed 1 million. Now Foursquare CEO and co-founder stands on a stage at LeWeb (say hi to Vince!) Conference in Paris noting that Foursquare had surpassed the five million user mark. That's a lot of shouts.
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Foursquare Mocks TSA Airport Screenings with “Baggage Handler” Badge
Perhaps you've had your baggage handled lately? Lots of people who are planning on opting-out of the radiation-ridden x-ray machine TSA is having everyone walk through before and after getting on an airplane will be having their baggage handled, if you know what I mean, when patted down by TSA officials this holiday season. Therefor, in jest, Foursquare is now offering a badge in which you check in at your local airport and include "TSA," "Grope," or even "Don't touch my junk, bro!" in your shout and you'll unlock the a magical message and badge!
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How Microsoft Got 1,000 Plus Apps Developed for the Launch of Windows Phone 7
According to a source "familiar with Microsoft's developer outreach" speaking with GigaOM says that as the company got ready to attack the whole Windows Phone 7 situation, the split off into two teams: a depth team made to reach approximately 50 of the top app makers in the world, and a breadth team made to access the rest of the developer community and offer them support. What did that depth team do? Dish out the cash! Sources speaking with Ryan Kim note that in many cases, Microsoft offered either revenue guarantees or developers to work with companies to develop their particular WP7 app. Amongst those built or payed by Microsoft are: IMDb, Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, and Amazion, plus more.
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FourSquare Tomorrow when you Vote!
By the time you read this post, it might already be too late! There's a site launching for FourSquare's new voter initiative, one simply called "I Voted," and it launches in 23 minutes from when I'm typing this sentence. It is hoped that this project (and badge, of course,) will encourage voters to get out there and do their duty! It would be hoped though, that you'd planned on doing it anyway, and I hope you wouldn't just vote for anybody just to get a badge. That said, vote soon, vote right, and vote often.
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NASA astronaut claims first International Space Station Foursquare check-in
Prepare to see Foursquare pick up in popularity again, as a new wave of users attempt to jump high enough into space to steal NASA astronaut and Expedition 25 commander Douglas H. Wheelock's "NASA Explorer" badge. The spacefarer docked at the International Space Station and promptly checked-in to Foursquare, becoming the first to claim the new badge.
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The Daily Slash: October 1st 2010
It was the first day of October, so hopefully it went well for you. In other news, it's also Friday, which means the weekend is upon us, and we've all survived another week. Welcome to The Daily Slash. Tonight, we've got the strangest piece of iPhone accessory we've ever seen, and that could either be a good or bad thing. And then, as we wrap it up, we'll take a look at what's been happening around the R3 Media Network.
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Foursquare Debuts on Windows Phone 7 Series
Foursquare has become synonymous with location-based services. While there may be some other applications out there, Foursquare managed to create a system that makes going places, and telling everyone you know that you’re there, fun and entertaining. When Foursquare got demoed at MIX10, it showcased all of the great some features, but added that Silverlight flair that Microsoft is pushing full-steam ahead with Windows Phone 7 Series.
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