Google+ check-in offers go live on its Android app

December 14, 2011 5:31 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Google recently revealed its social network Google+ will support check-ins for businesses providing discounts through their Google Places page. Today, the capability was launched, but only through the Google+ Android application.

The social network is purposefully getting outfitted with as …

Foursquare finally makes its website as cool as its mobile apps

November 15, 2011 8:48 PM Chikodi Chima
Chikodi Chima

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 …

Foursquare Radar on iOS5 automatically finds cool things to do

October 12, 2011 8:31 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Location-based check-in service Foursquare released a new version of its iPhone app today that adds a new feature called Radar, which takes full advantage of the latest version of Apple’s iOS 5 update.

Using iOS 5′s new region monitoring functionality, …

Foursquare revises checking-in at home addresses (again)

September 29, 2011 10:27 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Location-based check-in service Foursquare today revised how it handles people who choose to check-in at their home or other personal addresses (say, grandma’s house).

The revision enhances the privacy of Foursquare users who want to share their locations at all …

Foursquare celebrates one billion check-ins with updated mobile apps

September 20, 2011 11:55 AM Cody Barbierri
Cody Barbierri

You know what’s cooler than a million check-ins? A billion. Popular location-based check-in location service Foursquare today announced on its blog that it has reached one billion check-ins, as well as launched updated versions of its popular iPhone and …

GetGlue gets more social with new iPhone app update

September 20, 2011 6:03 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

GetGlue, the social network that lets you check in for all things entertainment, is rolling out a big update to both its iPhone app and website today.

The update pulls in conversations about different kinds of entertainment (TV shows, movies, …

Miso makes it easier to share what you’re watching on DirecTV

September 1, 2011 6:00 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

TV and movie watching social network Miso just made it easier for DirecTV customers to share their viewing habits with friends.

The company announced a partnership with DirecTV Thursday that will allow its users to easily find and share what …

Gowalla trims feature set, eliminates virtual items and notes from check-ins

August 25, 2011 5:17 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Location-based social network Gowalla is trimming its feature set to improve the overall user experience, according to Gowalla founder and CEO Josh Williams, who made the announcement in a blog post Thursday.

The company will eliminate the use of virtual …

Foursquare wins major victory with death of Facebook Places

August 23, 2011 3:44 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

While Facebook was rolling out some changes to its privacy policies today, the company also quietly announced it was killing off the Foursquare-like Places function inside of its mobile app.

The Facebook Places feature was unveiled a year ago and …

Finally: Foursquare lets you check in to movies, sports games and concerts

August 18, 2011 3:54 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Location-based social network Foursquare now allows its users to check in at specific events, the company announced today on its blog.

The new check-in feature means time-specific events such as movies, concerts and sports games will all be treated the …

Localmind’s check-in app update gives you the power of omniscience

August 16, 2011 9:30 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

When mobile location service Foursquare released its API, Lenny Rachitsky wondered what he could do with all of that data. Foursquare is designed to tell people where you are at any given time. But what if you could be in …

Locai slims down to focus on check-in conversations

July 18, 2011 9:52 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

For Locai, which makes an iPhone app that lets you have conversations around check-in locations, less is more.

The Dallas, Texas-based company is launching the second version of its free iPhone app today, which strips out confusing features from its …

Why Foursquare's so hard to pin down

December 7, 2010 9:45 AM Owen Thomas

What is Foursquare? CEO and founder Dennis Crowley offered at least a half-dozen different definitions of the location-based service in an on-stage interview with AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher today.

Fundamentally, Foursquare is a service that allows users to announce their whereabouts …