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...

Using Foursquare in the Classroom

Advances in technology allow nearly everyone to carry an endless source of information in the palm of your hand in the form of smartphones. Thus it is important for you to make use of this technology to create an interactive learning environment that will better capture the interests of your students. Luckily, whether you are teaching middle school, high school or even undergraduate and graduate programs, Foursquare make this easy to accomplish. With...

Foursquare MeetUps Focusing On Social Connections In Kalamazoo

After spending a year and a half developing a social media centric community with key individuals, I found myself for the first time kicking back in a single seater leather couch with my legs elevated resting on a perfectly matched leather ottoman during our Foursquare Kalamazoo 1st Annual Rock the Chili Cook-Off. Most of the time I’m the one running around getting things coordinated or making sure the people who RSVP knew where they were going or...

Check-in on Social Media Day, June 30th!

When we were developing Foursquare Day, we could tell we were on to something. Based on the feedback and the reception from individuals and communities world-wide, it was obvious that we were not merely holding an event, but helping to fill a niche. We were giving people a recognized opportunity to join together and reflect on how social media has changed our lives. Thus, the event became recognized as the first “social media holiday.” In the...