November 1, 2011
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Law 1: We seek comfort in relationships.
Law 2: We all have something to say.
Law 3: We need to feel important.
Law 4: We are hypnotized by beauty.
Law 5: We are captivated by the unknown.
(Full Story: Foursquare’s Product Manager on The 5 Laws of Engagement)
July 5, 2011
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“World of Fourcraft” uses Foursquare and Google Maps APIs to turn New York City into a giant game of Risk. Users decide which team they are on by swearing allegiance to one of New York City’s five boroughs. Checking into a neighborhood on Foursquare is the online game’s equivalent to placing plastic man on a country in the board game. An algorithm decides who owns each neighborhood using the number of people who have checked into it on each team.
(Full Story: World of Fourcraft)
March 9, 2011
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You’ll see our first pass at this in foursquare 3.0′s new “Explore” tab. The idea is pretty simple: tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll help you find something nearby. The suggestions are based on a little bit of everything – the places you’ve been, the places your friends have visited, your loyalty to your favorite places, the categories and types of places you gravitate towards, what’s popular with other users, the day of the week, places with great tips, the time of day, and so on.
(Full Story: Foursquare 3.0)
February 14, 2011
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automatically generate playlists for venues based on Hunch-powered preferences of ppl currently checked-in on 4SQ
(Full Story: Youzakk.com – Make muzak your 4sq-checkins love)
