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Crowley: Foursquare funded through 2011
The founder of Dodgeball and Foursquare talks about funding, falling out with Google, and whether he'd partner up with Facebook or Yahoo.
Foursquare is Dennis Crowley's second go-around at a location-driven social networking service, and this time he's determined to make sure he gets to see it through.
Crowley sold his first company, Dodgeball, to Google (GOOG) but then had the frustrating experience of still having all these things he wanted to MORE
Beth Kowitt, Writer-Reporter - Dec 7, 2010 2:32 PM ETPosted in: All Things Digital, Dennis Crowley, Dodgeball, Facebook, Foursquare, Foursquare Solutions, Google, Yahoo -
New York (Yes, New York!) is tech city
Watch out, Silicon Valley. Thanks to Google, Foursquare, and others, the Big Apple is fast becoming home to some top Internet talent.
New York's tech cred is on the rise: Manhattan-based Foursquare's geolocation service is the envy of Silicon Valley. Facebook bought out two New York startups, and Google just purchased the huge Chelsea building where it employs nearly a tenth of its global workforce. Now incubators are sprouting downtown, venture MORE
Jessi Hempel, writer - Dec 6, 2010 3:00 AM ET -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Less than an hour after TV media like Anderson Cooper and Dr. Phil accused Amazon of "peddling pedophilia" for recognizing and selling a pedophile "how-to" guide on Amazon's Bestsellers list, the ecommerce site pulled it from its MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 11, 2010 6:00 AM ETPosted in: Adobe, Amazon, Andreesen Horowitz, Boxee, Cisco, Dennis Crowley, Facebook, Farmville, Foursquare, Google TV, iPad, iPhone, Kevin Lynch, Marc Andreesen, Mixed Media Labs, Motorola, RIM, Skyfire, Windows Live Messenger, YouTube -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Facebook is going full-throttle with mobile. The leading social network unveiled three new features yesterday: single sign-on for all FB-enabled apps, the ability for developers to use its location API, and a local deals platform with partners MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 4, 2010 8:29 AM ETPosted in: Alcatel-Lucent, American Eagle, Android, Apple, Carly Fiorina, Facebook, Financial, Foursquare, Gap, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Meg Whitman, Microsoft, Mobile, Panasonic, REI, Samsung, Starbucks, Tesla, Windows -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the weekend's most newsworthy bits below.
Illustrator Randall Monroe's 2010 edition of his "Map of Online Communities." Photo: xkcd"The world doesn't need another platform." -- Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin on Windows MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Oct 11, 2010 6:30 AM ET -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Dozens of online stores -- including Toys 'R' Us, Barnes & Noble (BKS), and Radio Shack (RSH) -- have teamed up to launch a counter-offensive to Yahoo's MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Oct 6, 2010 6:45 AM ETPosted in: Barnes & Noble, Blippy, EA, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Foursquare, Internet Explorer, mint.com, Motorola, Oracle, Radio Shack, Samsung, ShopRunner, Toys R Us, web browser -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the morning's most newsworthy bits below.
Former HP (HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd made his first public comments as Oracle (ORCL) co-president to discuss the company's huge growth opportunities. Oracle's first-quarter revenue rose MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 17, 2010 7:27 AM ETPosted in: AT&T, Diaspora, Financial, Foursquare, Galaxy Tab, Google, Greenpeace, HP, LG, LivingSocial, Mark Hurd, McDonald's, Mobile, Motorola, Nokia, Research in Motion, RIM, Samsung, T-Mobile, Tablets, Verizon, VMware -
Play to win: The game-based economy
Companies are realizing that "gamification" -- using the same mechanics that hook gamers -- is an effective way to generate business.
Since the advent of videogames, skeptics have questioned their inherent value: why do players spend hours accruing virtual points working towards intangible rewards?
Chalk it up to basic human behavior, which game makers have been trying to understand and appeal to for decades. The more effective a game resonates with users, MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 3, 2010 10:44 AM ET -
Facebook is going places. Where will Foursquare go?
The world's largest social network is positioning itself to be the hub for all location-based services. As always, the question of the business model goes unanswered.
All the online guesswork over the past few days was correct: Facebook has launched its own location features on the world's largest social network. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, wearing jeans but eschewing his signature hoody for a grey t-shirt, introduced the new feature MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Aug 18, 2010 10:33 PM ET -
SXSW's location-tagging smackdown
Foursquare and Gowalla are squaring off for the title of top tagger at Austin's annual tech-fest.
By Caroline Waxler, contributor
The annual South By Southwest Interactive conference kicks off Friday and the advance buzz is all about a fierce competition between two location-tagging social networking companies: Foursquare and Gowalla. (Disclosure: I know the Foursquare co-founders.)
These services help you locate where your friends and contacts are at any given moment -- perfect MORE
Mar 12, 2010 9:24 AM ETPosted in: apps, Brightkite, Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz, Gowalla, location tagging, Loopt, SXSW, Twitter, Yelp
