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Location, location, location: Foursquare debuts paid search ads

Merchants can reach Foursquare users with ads related to consumers’ locations.

Posted 07/25/2012Allison EnrightPost a comment

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Shopkick whips up a sequel to Black Friday in February

It lured into stores more mobile consumers than it did for the original.

Posted 03/08/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Walgreens sends a shopper a coupon as soon as she checks in

The merchant is using aggregated local data and Twitter to nab customers.

Posted 02/28/2012Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Facebook hires the co-founders of mobile check-in service Gowalla

The social network also says it will open an office in New York.

Posted 12/05/2011Zak StamborPost a comment

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Staples heeds customers and redesigns its iPhone app

The retailer has added mobile check-ins and bar code scanning.

Posted 11/30/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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At the big game? Check in and earn points for bragging rights

Foursquare creates official event check-ins.

Posted 08/23/2011Kevin Woodward1 comments

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Shopkick adds a dozen big names to its location-based program

And it reports more than 6.5 million product bar code scans through its app.

Posted 08/11/2011Bill SiwickiPost a comment

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Yelp calls for mobile consumers—and they answer

Yelp is adapting its reviews service to make it more convenient for mobile members.

Posted 04/06/2011Katie DeatschPost a comment