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foursquare – the leading location-based services platform
Below, you will find a collection of my more recent foursquare-related blog posts. As a SU2, Ambassador, Venue Manager, avid advocate, and foursquare user, I share many of my foursquare experiences as well as tips. In addition, I write about how businesses (small and large) can use foursquare to engage their customers and how users can explore their city and other travel destinations. Plus, I share tips for new users on the foursquare platform. I have shared my hopes for what foursquare will look like in the near future and what mobile app features I hope will come next. Lastly, I share superuser tips and insight about how to best keep the community neat and orderly! If you are a foursquare user or are thinking about joining the ranks, I encourage you to share your thoughts and perspectives, and I encourage you to check out some of the great external / community resources that are readily available online!
What Is Your Price?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 30, 2012
ufferEach and every one of us has a vice or two, and most of us enjoy many great freedoms as well. In some cases, the price of those vices and freedoms are nominal while others are extremely priceless. Now, imagine that somebody was willing to pay you to endorse something like Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew. [...]
Fell Short of 4sqDay Tip Goal
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 24, 2012
ufferFoursquare Day 2012 has come and gone, and it was great to gather with fellow foursquare users in my community (and virtually with fans around the world) in celebration of a great 4sqDay! As I mentioned right before the 4sqDay holiday, I had a few goals planned for that day. Of course, I was planning [...]
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How Are You Celebrating 4sqDay 2012?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 14, 2012
ufferWow! We are counting down the hours until it is Foursquare Day 2012, and communities around the world are all excited to enjoy another great celebration. Many communities, small and large, have planned events and worked with local businesses to offer foursquare fans/users a lot of great specials. In addition, many communities (like my community [...]
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What Constitutes a Check-in?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on March 4, 2012
ufferIn this ever-advancing and maturing age of [mobile] technology, more and more people are checking in whenever and wherever they travel. Whether it is just up the street to their neighborhood gas station or it is at an amusement park while on a much-anticipated vacation, more and more people are pausing to pull out their [...]
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Smoothie King Fails to Communicate
by Dwayne Kilbourne on February 25, 2012
ufferRecently, I was out and about shooting a training video on behalf of one of my clients [Max Muscle of Cobb]. Afterwards, I opened up the foursquare app on my Android smartphone, and, to my delight, I discovered that the Smoothie King that was two doors down from the gym that I was at had [...]
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Social Media Pet Peeve – Nondescriptive Venue Naming Conventions
by Dwayne Kilbourne on January 28, 2012
ufferWith more and more people realizing the awesome powers and coolness of foursquare, more and more venues are being added, and more check-ins are being made! This is awesome, but, as a long-time foursquare user and fanatic, I ask that you pause a second or two before creating a nondescriptive venue; it just causes me [...]
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Social Media Pet Peeve – Drive-by Venue Mayors
by Dwayne Kilbourne on January 11, 2012
Reserve Your Domains and Usernames ASAP
by Dwayne Kilbourne on January 7, 2012
ufferNow that 2012 has officially arrived, some of you might be working to open up a new business venture. If you are, you are probably looking into your marketing strategies as well as realizing that you need a website and a presence on social media. Knowing and realizing that ahead of time is really a [...]
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Foursquare – Winning Within The Details
by Dwayne Kilbourne on December 28, 2011
ufferSo, you recently realized the great powers and opportunities that foursquare possesses; that’s great! You’ve taken the time to claim your venue(s) and start listening to, engaging with, and offering specials to your customers – awesome! Now what? Well, it is time to look at the small details a little further and a little bit [...]
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Dear Social Santa – Christmas Wishes
by Dwayne Kilbourne on December 20, 2011
ufferDear Santa, I write to you in hopes for another great Christmas. In years past, I have truly been blessed with so many intangible gifts. As we approach this Christmas, I have a few items, tangible and intangible, that I would love to receive. Overall, I am confident that I have been a good boy [...]
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Foursquare Badge Bummer
by Dwayne Kilbourne on November 16, 2011
ufferAs most of you know, I am deeply passionate about foursquare. I enjoy using the social media network, I enjoy telling others (both personal and businesses) about the power and coolness of foursquare, and I enjoy checking in once in a little while… okay, I check-in a lot! I have set up and coached many [...]
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5 Great Ways to Use Foursquare Lists
by Dwayne Kilbourne on October 12, 2011
ufferThe foursquare lists feature is one new and great example of how foursquare is allowing you and your brands to share experiences with your friends and followers as well as with the rest of the millions of foursquare users out there. Lists can be short or they can be long; I am unaware of a [...]
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Foursquare CRM Automation Using VenueMachine
by Dwayne Kilbourne on October 7, 2011
ufferIf you are a venue manager of a claimed venue on foursquare and are responsible for engaging with customers who check-in at your venue, I recommend that you give VenueMachine a look. VenueMachine is a third-party app that came about as a result of the recent worldwide foursquare hackathon! In essence, it helps alert the [...]
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SM Birthday Wishes – Part 1: foursquare
by Dwayne Kilbourne on July 26, 2011
ufferWithin the next eight days (Aug 4), I will be turning over into another decade as I migrate from my 20s to my 30s. I welcome this new chapter in my life as if it was just any other ordinary milestone; I continue to push towards achieving my many goals and dreams. In addition, I [...]
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Woodstock Social Media 101 Recap
by Dwayne Kilbourne on July 22, 2011
ufferIt was raining and it was pouring, and the power went out on two occasions, but that did not stop an evening of fun, learning, interaction, and social media IP (in person) networking. The great folks at The Cotton Mill Deli stayed open later just for the event, and I truly appreciated that; plus, they [...]
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Foursquare Shutting Down Standalone Shouts?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on June 22, 2011
ufferIt was brought to my attention earlier today that version 3.2 of the foursquare app (currently only for iPhone) has removed the standalone shouting feature. Certainly, foursquare users can still check-in to a venue and add a shout, but shouting without first checking into a venue seems to be a feature foursquare is moving away [...]
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Foursquare Fun Podcast Style
by Dwayne Kilbourne on June 7, 2011
ufferEach and every week, Ching-Yu and Eric Leist co-host the AboutFoursquare Podcast. Each podcast takes a look back at the previous week’s technology news about foursquare and its related apps. They take a look back at the badges that have come out during the past seven days, and they bring on a few guests to [...]
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Foursquare Adds More Superusers, Tools
by Dwayne Kilbourne on May 23, 2011
ufferAs AboutFourquare reported last week, foursquare announced it is promoting more loyal users to superuser status. Since their last mass promotions to SU status, foursquare has gained millions and millions of new users, gained more brands and small business venue claimers, and boosted its own staff numbers, so it is only right that foursquare helps [...]
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CobbSM Recap – LBS Marketing MeetUp!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on May 12, 2011
ufferJust a few days ago, it was my great pleasure to join Ed Peterson as a keynote speaker on the topic of location-based services (LBS). Mr. Peterson did a phenomenal job kicking things off about the topic in general and, furthermore, about the Google Places game! We all know that Google has a strong foothold [...]
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Nearly Complete!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on May 11, 2011
ufferAs a social media network that has a team of highly-driven and creatively-gifted people working on it with each passing hour, foursquare is certainly the leader in the location-based services industry. It knows, however, that it will need to continue to innovate, make improvements, and take risks in the near future to build an even [...]
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Foursquare Comment Craze!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 18, 2011
ufferBefore I begin to rant and get lost in my passion for social media, I hope that everybody had a safe and Happy Foursquare Day weekend! I know that we certainly did in Atlanta! With that being said, I must admit that I am beginning to use the commenting functionality within foursquare more and more [...]
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Don’t Be a Playground Bully
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 12, 2011
ufferNobody likes a big bully… well, at least most people do not! Recently, I blogged about how it is okay to lose your mayorships from time to time. As an expert over-thinker and huge advocate of social media (and, in particular, foursquare), I now find myself pondering why I have not been ousted from a [...]
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Rapid Check-in Holiday Please!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on April 11, 2011
uffer This upcoming Saturday is the second annual Foursquare Day, and foursquare fanatics from around the world will be checking in places and meeting up with others to celebrate this awesome social media holiday! As with many other holidays, some take the day off from work while many simply go a bit crazy or overboard! [...]
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Losing (Mayorships) is Okay!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on March 24, 2011
ufferFor those of you who do not know, I happen to really enjoy using foursquare; I check-in every day and share my travels with my friends and followers! I have over 7,600 check-ins and many mayorships. While I strive to keep checking in, to keep helping others learn about and sign up for foursquare, to [...]
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Foursquare SU Venue Etiquette
by Dwayne Kilbourne on March 11, 2011
ufferThe superuser (SU) nation is a great one, and I am proud to be a member of it, but, from time to time, I experience or observe a few things that get me thinking. As foursquare continues to grow in popularity, and the features continue to advance, the SUs are called upon to help keep [...]
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Do You Foursquare?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on February 21, 2011
ufferSo, you’ve heard about this tiny little company with a few social users called foursquare, huh? Well, have you given the location-based service a shot? I have, and I must say that it is part of my daily social media experience. Also, I would encourage those of you who have not given it a honest [...]
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Boosting Up Superuser Powers!
by Dwayne Kilbourne on January 25, 2011
ufferFoursquare, today’s leading and innovative geolocation social network, continues to grow at a record pace. According to recent figures, Foursquare has eclipsed the 6 million user mark with close to 400 million checkins by its users thus far! With the continued growth comes a lot of upkeep; however, while the company itself continues to hire [...]
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Oops… Foursquare Forgot
by Dwayne Kilbourne on July 29, 2010
ufferI have to admit that I really enjoy using the industry-leading geolocation social service, Foursquare. It gives me a lot of options that I really think adds value to the user experience. Furthermore, it provides opportunities to businesses to better engage their customer base and potentially reach new customers along the way. While all this [...]
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Foursquare Consensus?
by Dwayne Kilbourne on January 18, 2010
ufferAs a superuser on the newly-popular location-focused social media Foursquare, I am finding myself running into new questions of protocol. Here are three that I find myself struggling with the most thus far: What do you do when you go to several businesses located at the same address? I find myself curious how to check-in [...]
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