This falls under our She Said, He Said blog post series. Join us tonight on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST for #shehechat where we'll be discussing all things concerning geo-location. We will touch on Foursquare, Yelp, OpenTable, GPS apps and more. Bring your own topics to the table for the chat! Are the … [Read more...]
Inform your staff before offering a Foursquare special
Not too long ago, Shelby and I grabbed lunch during one of our all-day meetings. We jokingly checked in on Foursquare (you know, in case the place had a special). Well, the joke was on us because they did have a special for Shelby because it was her third checkin. Now comes the fun part. The server … [Read more...]
Geolocation: The Ulitimate Loyalty Card?
Geolocation isn't going away, so what will it become and where will it fit in? In February of 2010, I was interested in the technology. It was relatively new and Foursquare was making it fun to give geolocation a test drive. My friend Joe Sorge even created an event around earning the Foursquare … [Read more...]
Obsolete social media networks – Jim Says
Yesterday, Shelby covered this topic and I must say by and large I agree with her. I know, where's the fun in a "She Said, He Said" topic when we agree? Well, sometimes it's more about different perspectives and I think this is one of those times. While I agreed on the word "obsolete" when Shelby … [Read more...]
Name Those Tweets! Can you predict #shehechat?
We can't quite believe that #shehechat is entering its sixth week! We've been quite pleased with the participation so far and, as you've requested, we're going to announce our topics for tonight's chat ahead of time in this post. However, we have yet another twist for you. Jim and I were talking … [Read more...]
Complete Idiot's Mini Guide to Real-Time Marketing with Foursquare
My friend Tom Snyder wrote a great how-to guide for businesses that want to market using geolocation services. The guide focuses on Fourquare but there is plenty of strategy interlaced in Tom's prose. The strategy and tactics he uncovers are the real value of this gem and can be applied to any … [Read more...]
Foursquare badges, what's all the fuss about?
On a recent airline flight, after completing a couple hours of work, I decided to surf the interwebs a bit, courtesy of gogo Inflight Wi-Fi. Upon checking my Twitter stream I quickly realized there was a Foursquare Mile High badge that could be earned. Here's a little story of how I learned about … [Read more...]
Twitter Follow Friday (on Saturday)
Chris Brogan wrote a great post about turning Twitter follow Friday into blog traffic. You're here aren't you? So, he got that part right. I now have more than 140 characters to share with you what is so fantastic about the people I recommend you follow. The other part of my sinister plan is to … [Read more...]
Foursquare Flash Mob for Milwaukee SXSW
Yesterday my wife and I decided to be the ultimate social media nerds for an afternoon. We went to AJ Bombers to earn our Foursquare Swarm Badge. The rules for earning the badge are simple. A minimum of 50 of us nerds had to check-in on Foursquare at the same time in the same place. Joe from AJ … [Read more...]