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Some of These Tech Companies Protect Your Privacy, Others Don't Make the Grade
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 4:24pm | 538Read More...Few issues are as endemic to our time as that of Internet privacy. The unprecedented growth of Internet applications that store users' private information has changed the world and sparked a new legion of legal debates. Since 2011, the nice folks at Gizmodo have been evaluating the commitment of...
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Launches foursquare Extension to Loyalty Program
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 11:41am | 56Read More...Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today launched a new digital extension to their Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program by tapping into location-based social networking. Starting today, guests can earn Starpoints and Free Resort Night Awards for foursquare activity at...
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FourSquare's Awesome Holiday Party
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 4:49pm | 64Read More...Foursquare threw one heckuva holiday party on Tuesday, throwing a party at one of New York's hottest places. Co-founder Dennis Crowley described the party as extremely raucous, and actually dressed up for the party. Read the rest of this piece from New York Magazine on Foursqaure's off the hook...
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Marc Andreessen Talks RockMelt, Public vs. Private, And More With CNBC
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 3:43pm | 206Read More...Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, was on CNBC today speaking about the invention of RockMelt, the growth of tech companies, and whether they should stay private or go public. “Many of the best new tech companies are staying private longer,” he said, adding...
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Vlingo Partners With foursquare
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 8:23am | 48Read More...Vlingo Corporation today announced a new feature for Android users that allows consumers to use foursquare simply by speaking to their phone. With a seamless integration, Vlingo users can now speak to their phone to check in, connect with their friends, or shout out an update on foursquare.
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Foursquare In Partnership Talks with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 2:28pm | 153Read More...In a report from Business Insider, Foursquare is said to be teaming up with the major search engines about data partnerships. Foursquare would give the companies an anonymized stream of check-in activity, who in turn would provide users to search for bars and restaurants receiving a lot of visits...
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Yahoo Considering Buying Startup, Foursquare (YHOO)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 12:36pm | 328Read More...There are reports that Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) may be considering a purchase of location-based startup Foursquare for around $100 million. According to a source close to Yahoo (YHOO), the company and Foursquare have had discussions. It is believed that the acquisition would make a lot of sense for...
