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The Future of Foursquare?

Posted by Techvibes Newsdesk on Fri, February 5, 2010 10:37 AM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Gaming, Facebook, Social Media, Mobile, Twitter · Comments

On Wednesday, February 4th, Scott Stratten (@Unmarketing) presented to a jam-packed Refresh Events session as part of Social Media Week in Toronto (#SMWTO). At Function 13, Scott gave a passionate and energized talk entitled "Social (UN)Media: Where do we go from here?"

Scott broke down his thoughts into three sections. The first was entitled, "Location-based social media". Here, he discussed, among other things:

Opt-In stalking
Marketing opportunities
Message control
Women and social media
Habits

Finally, Scott revealed his thoughts on location-based social media, especially Foursquare. Want to know the future of Foursquare? Watch the videos below.

Is Scott correct? What are your thoughts on location-based social media?

Company:: Foursquare
Website:: http://playfoursquare.com/
Location:: Seattle, Washington, United States

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