The Changing Perceptive on Foursquare

We know what the nay-sayers have to say about foursquare: “you’re letting everyone know you’re out of your house, and you’re going to be robbed,” “why would anyone care that you’ve gone grocery shopping,” and “I just don’t get it.” That’s always what I heard when foursquare was just starting. The best part, though, is this perception has changed a lot, thanks to 2011. 15 million...

4/4×4 is coming

April 16th is coming and the preparation for the biggest day of the year is starting. Yahoooo!!! But what can we do to organize an unforgettable day? This is a problem for everyone who try to manage a big or even a small event. Some ideas to celebrate the date: go to a restaurant or a place that can host some people, for example, a place with a Special! You can talk to the owner of the venue to exchange ideas about 4sqday in order to get a win-win...

We love foursquare!

Hi guys! I’m Fernanda Silvestre (@nanndasilvestre), 30, brazilian, a social media planner and lover, and crazy about foursquare. I have to say it’s a pleasure to post here. It’s really an honor to be part of this team! Thanks a lot, Juice and Carlos, for the invitation! I do really appreciate it!  So to start posting here I’m gonna tell about our foursquare’s reality in Brazil. Here, we are still a small foursquare community (for a huge...

Tampa’s Real Mayor Checks In On Foursquare

  I’ve been proud that Tampa, the birthplace of 4sqDay, has had progressive capital-M-Mayors that have supported the social-media scene and foursquare in particular. For the first 4sqDay, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio issued a proclamation declaring April 16th to be “Foursquare Day.”  In 2011, Mayor Bob Buckhorn invited me to participate in a 4sqDay ceremony (that’s me behind the tree) and declare a Foursquare Day Mayor of...

4 Tips For Photographers On Foursquare

Photographers have a great opportunity to shine on foursquare. This was the subject of a recent #4sqchat (a weekly chat on Twitter at 9p ET). 1. Third Party Apps On Rock Center with Brian Williams, acclaimed photographer Annie Liebovitz shares her opinion that the best point and shoot camera is the iPhone. You might already be playing paparazzi with a number of different apps on your phone. PicPlz, Instagram, and Foodspotting are a few popular...