}  Foursquare  is  loca-on  based  social  networking  website.  

}  Founded  by  Dennis  Crowley  and  Naveen  Selvadurai  }  By  March  2011,it  has  7  million  registered  users.  }  This  service  allows  users  to  check-­‐in  at  the  venues  by  using  a  mobile  website,text  messaging  or  running  an  applica-on  from  their  smartphones.  

} Check-in } Mayorship } Badges } 4sqDay(April 16)

}  When you tell foursquare where you are, that's called “checking in”.

}  When you check in, foursquare will let your friends know where they can find you and award you points and badges

}  If a user has checked-in to a venue on more days than anyone else in the past 60 days, the check-ins are valid under foursquare's time and distance protocols, and they have a profile photo, they will be crowned "Mayor" of that venue. 

}  Badges are earned by checking into various venues.

}  4sqDay is a global event launched in 2010 in Tampa. The event is held every April 16.

}   Some cities have made official proclamations of April 16 being Foursquare Day 

}  Atlanta,  Georgia;  Aus-n,  Texas;  Cincinna-,  Ohio;  Corpus  Chris-,  Texas;  Gaithersburg,  Maryland;  Indianapolis,  Indiana;  Kalamazoo,  Michigan;  Kennesaw,  Georgia;  Manchester,  New  Hampshire;  Miami,  Florida;  New  York  City;  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire;  SeaPle,  Washington;  Miami,  Florida;  Victoria,  Canada;  Toronto,  Canada  

}  A foursquare special is an offer that is meaningful to new visitors or loyal customers to your business.

Thank you for listening!

J