Jason Ankeny
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Facebook overhauls mobile Pages to challenge Yelp, foursquare
Facebook is redesigning its mobile Pages platform to help consumers more efficiently access local merchant information on the go.
Foursquare nabs $41M to fuel mobile advertising ambitions
Foursquare has secured $41 million in financing from private equity fund Silver Lake Partners and venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Spark Capital.
Foursquare's iOS update focuses on local search, recommendations over check-ins
Foursquare is rolling out a new version of its mobile social networking application for Apple's iOS, further emphasizing local search and recommendation features over its signature check-in model.
Uber rolls out to BlackBerry, Windows Phone, overhauls Android app
Uber Technologies is expanding its on-demand car service to the BlackBerry and Windows Phone mobile operating systems, concurrently updating its application for Google's Android.
Foursquare launches dedicated iPhone app for restaurants, retailers
Foursquare introduced a new standalone app for Apple's iOS enabling its merchant partners to post photo updates, manage specials and offers and monitor analytics.
Foursquare updates privacy policy, requires users to share full names
Foursquare has updated its privacy policy, allowing businesses to view information longer about users who checkin to their establishments. In addition, foursquare is instituting a new policy that requires users to share their full name with each check-in.
Report: Apple, foursquare in talks to share local data
Apple is in preliminary discussions to integrate foursquare local data into its fledgling Maps platform for iOS, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Report: Foursquare valuation wavers following Facebook's IPO flop
Foursquare is struggling to attract investor interest in the wake of declining growth and social networking giant Facebook's discouraging IPO, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Foursquare takes on Yelp with new mobile rating system
Foursquare released version 5.3.3 of its mobile social networking app for Apple's iOS, adding a new merchant rating system that pits the company head-to-head against local reviews leader Yelp.
TomTom revamps iOS navigation app, adds foursquare integration
TomTom launched a new version of its navigation app for Apple's iPhone and iPad, highlighted by integration with mobile social networking platform foursquare.
