Amazon servers go down hits FourSquare and HootSuite

By: Gary Johnson | Posted: April 21, 2011
Filed under: Social Media

Earlier today we reported to you that the Sony PlayStation Network was experiencing some down time. But it’s not just Sony having technical difficulties today, as Amazon’s cloud computing centre has been down for some time now. The centre in…

Social Networking Stats at South By Southwest 2011

By: Jamie Pert | Posted: March 18, 2011
Filed under: Social Media

Some interesting social networking statistics have recently been revealed when analysts studied all of the #SXSW tweets which occurred earlier this month, these stats looked at three main categories which are: mobile platforms, group messaging and check-ins. According to the…

Sony Ericsson and Foursquare for 2011 Miami Masters

By: Tina Chubb | Posted: March 15, 2011
Filed under: Alternative News

If you’re a tennis fan who’s thinking of attending the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (aka Miami Masters), then we may have some exciting news for you. Sony Ericsson has just joined forces with Foursquare, in order to make the upcoming…

2010 Midterm Election: Vote Incentive From Foursquare

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 2, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

You do not have to live in America to know that today is an important day for U.S. citizens, as it is the day that they get to vote on the 2010 Midterm elections. We have seen in recent months…

Astronaut Foursquare Check-in: Unlocks NASA Explorer Badge

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 23, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

It seems that you do not need to be on earth to enjoy social media, as a NASA astronaut has managed to check-in on Foursquare and earn his NASA Explorer Badge. He is the first person to do this from…

How to Use Foursquare: A beginner’s guide

By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 30, 2010
Filed under: Social Media

Foursquare was first launched in March 2009, and since then has grown to a user base of more than 3 million. OK so we know that this does not threaten Facebook and their 500 million users, but what it has…