Foursquare finally makes its website as cool as its mobile apps

Location service Foursquare is showing off its new coat of paint. The company today unveiled a website redesign with a whole new experience for people sitting at their desks. What started as a check-in game all of a sudden seems a lot more like a formidable business in the making.

The fun of Foursquare has long been the ability to check in at destinations using a mobile phone and share location information with friends, but … Continue Reading

Location-based social network BuzzMob launches. We’re not sure if it’s awesome, yet.

Let’s all give a warm, startup-community welcome to BuzzMob, which officially launched today. Hi, BuzzMob!

The Irvine-based company has made a mobile app, also called BuzzMob (free), for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (their Android app is in the works) that connects users by location and creates a real-time, live community.

No no, you haven’t meet them before. It might sound familiar (Foursquare, Loopt, Brightkite, Gowalla, One etc.) but this company says it’s different. … Continue Reading

Loopt lets local business customers request daily deals

Loopt, an early leader in location-based services, today announced the launch of Loopt u-Deals, a feature that allows consumers to request daily deals from local businesses.

The feature will enable any consumer to request that a business launch a daily deal. For example, I could request that a local restaurant offer a $50 off coupon for $25. Once the deal is accepted by Loopt, the deal requester is then asked to share it. Using channels … Continue Reading

Y Combinator’s latest partners are also alums

Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator is bringing some of its most notable alumni back into the fold — as partners.

In a blog post today, partner Paul Graham announced that Loopt founder Sam Altman (pictured), Justin.tv founders Emmett Shear and Justin Kan, and Posterous founder Garry Tan are all joining as “part-time partners” who will “do the same sort of work regular YC partners do advising startups, but only 1/5 of their time.” Three of … Continue Reading