Checking In To Your Next Trip

By: Steph Parker

February 17, 2012

Imagine if more travel guides were leveraging foursquare as an extension to their popular print collections; every outing would have a trusted advisor.

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Get Your Head in the Game

By: Brittney Horner

December 21, 2011

Who doesn’t love a good game?

That was the question asked in a panel discussion called “Beyond the Check-In” hosted by the Philly Ad Club YP. The purpose of the event was to discuss the latest trend in our industry- the “gamification” of marketing.

And what is Gamification? Research says “Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences.”

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Go Crowdless

By: Chris Reif

December 01, 2011

I can't stand crowds. They are slow-moving and loud and sometimes smelly and really just terrible. That's why I'm personally thrilled about Neiman Labs latest launch: GoCrowdless.com.

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Beyond the Badge

By: Chris Reif

October 27, 2011

During the week of September 18, 2011 the location-based social platform foursquare achieved it’s 1 billionth check-in. An incredible milestone for the 2007 startup from Brooklyn, and also for location services in general. The idea of humans digitally checking in to locations is not going away; in fact it is growing like crazy.

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