Foundry Group has led the round for Boundless, an information platform providing immigrants tools and support.
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Foursquare’s Hypertrending helps you spy on the coolest local happenings
Ten years after the launch of Foursquare at SXSW, the company is laying its technology bare with a futuristic version of its old app that doesn’t require a check-in at all. The godfather of location apps is returning to the launchpad with Hypertrending, but this time it hopes to learn what developers might do with […]
View More Foursquare’s Hypertrending helps you spy on the coolest local happeningsFoursquare introduces experimental ‘Hypertrending’ feature for SXSW
Ten years later, Foursquare is still making a case for location-sharing tech.
The company known for popularizing the digital check-in at SXSW a decade ago now is showing off a new, experimental feature that takes advantage of all of the company’s location data. It’s called Hypertrending, and it’s launching now in Foursquare’s apps for SXSW attendees in Austin (you have to shake your phone to access the feature).
Hypertrending is essentially a real-time heat map that lets you see where people are at any given moment. It’s all anonymized, so you can’t see the location of any one individual, but the idea is to give users a window into where the masses are — something that could be useful for the thousands of people who descend on Austin for SXSW. Read more…
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Foursquare picks up $33 million Series F investment
Foursquare has today announced the partial close of a $33 million Series F financing, with $25 million already closed out and another $8 million inbound, according to the blog post. The round was co-led by Simon Ventures and Naver Corp, with participation from Union Square Ventures, an existing investor. Over the past four years, Foursquare […]
View More Foursquare picks up $33 million Series F investmentUzo Aduba, Amber Heard, Padma Lakshmi among first confirmed 2018 Social Good Summit speakers
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Uzo Aduba, Amber Heard, and Padma Lakshmi are among the first speakers announced for this year’s Social Good Summit.
Recently named one of Forbes’s Five Social Impact Conferences Guaranteed To Inspire You, the Social Good Summit is the one place granting everyday activists access to some of the world’s most progressive thought leaders as they discuss issues affecting the connected generation. Aduba, Heard, and Lakshmi will join other activists and world leaders on Sept. 23 in New York City to discuss how the global community can work together to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. Read more…
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View More Uzo Aduba, Amber Heard, Padma Lakshmi among first confirmed 2018 Social Good Summit speakersFoursquare brings on Liz Ritzcovan as Chief Revenue Officer
Foursquare has just hired Liz Ritzcovan as Chief Revenue Officer. Ritzcovan hails from BazaarVoice, where she also served as CRO. She previously held CRO positions at Sizmek and Parade Media Group, and before that, spent time at Yahoo, Time Inc, and Interbrand. Though Foursquare has been around since 2009, things have changed a lot for […]
View More Foursquare brings on Liz Ritzcovan as Chief Revenue OfficerTinder Places tracks your location to help you find matches
Tinder will now help you find matches with those people you may cross paths with in your day-to-day life. As promised earlier, the company today is announcing the launch of a new location-based feature that will narrow down your list of potential dating prospects to those who hit up your same bar for after-work drinks, […]
View More Tinder Places tracks your location to help you find matchesDolo delivers on the Foursquare prophecy of hyper-local tips
Dolo is the kindness of strangers as an app. Where’s the prettiest place in the park? What’s the best thing on the menu? How do I skip the line? Dolo lets you leave helpful suggestions for anyone nearby. The new social app launches out of beta today to augment the world with serendipitous tips from […]
View More Dolo delivers on the Foursquare prophecy of hyper-local tipsMore tech companies sue FCC over net neutrality
The internet isn’t letting net neutrality disappear without a fight.
Several big tech companies, including Etsy, Expa, Kickstarter, Automattic, Foursquare, and Shutterstock, filed a petition on Monday with the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circ…
Foursquare VP of business development Mike Harkey has left for Google
Foursquare’s VP of business development Mike Harkey, who has been with the company for more than five years, has left to join Google as its director of global product partnerships. Read More
Facebook relaunches Events app as Facebook Local, adds bars and food
Bad news for Yelp and good news for nightlife lovers. When you want to go out, it doesn’t necessarily have to be to an event. So to help you discover bars, restaurants, and nearby attractions too, Facebook is rebranding its standalone Events app as “Facebook Local”. Launching in the U.S. today on iOS and Android, Facebook Local combines events and permanent places to a… Read More