Tag Archives: Online social networking

Foursquare vs. Galaga

Posted on July 3, 2012 by brandonopdx

Foursquare, the popular location based social network, released version 5.0 of the app last week. A core tenet of the redesign is a de-emphasis on check-ins and the other gaming features of the app. In a story profiling the ‘Connected … Cont...

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Groupsquare Fourpon: New Functionality, Same Lack of Intelligence

Posted on August 22, 2011 by brandonopdx

It was announced last month that the location based social networking site Foursquare had decided to join forces with Groupon. Now, I can see why Foursquare would want to partner up here. Groupon’s core competency is the elegance with which &he...

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Getting hip to Foursquare

Posted on July 22, 2011 by brandonopdx

Guess I gotta eat my words. In a previous post I dismissed as frivolous a colleagues announcement that she had unlocked the ’10 hundreds’ badge in foursquare. Then I started playing with the app. I’ve been checking in religiously (t...

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Practical guide for creating ‘circles’ in Google+

Posted on July 20, 2011 by brandonopdx

Have you ever given pause before doing a slightly off color status update in Facebook because you knew your whole group of ‘friends’ would be able to read it? Google+ has solved this conundrum with the ability to send messages … Co...

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Just sitting here watching the wheel (of awesome) go round and round. . .

Posted on July 18, 2011 by brandonopdx

A few days ago I downloaded the Happy Star Rewards Program app launched earlier this year by Carl’s Jr/ Hardee’s. As mobile apps for the fast food industry go, this one is pretty cool. Like Foursquare, it is a location … Continue r...

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