Satellite connectivity company Swarm has come out with a new product that will give anyone the ability to create a messaging or Internet of Things (IoT) device, whether that be a hiker looking to stay connected off-the-grid or a hobbyist wanting to track the weather. The Swarm Evaluation Kit is an all-in-one product that includes […] Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerersThis entry was posted in Gadgets Swarm TC tile on July 29, 2021 by Aria Alamalhodaei
Swarm has been through a lot of changes since it launched in May 2014. The app, which originally debuted as a social utility to let people check-in to locations and meet up with their friends, has since shifted to a gamified location-sharing app.... Swarm kills the clutter, focuses on logging locationThis entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Social Startups Swarm TC on August 8, 2017 by Jordan Crook
Google Maps has today launched a new feature to allow you to share your location with others. While that might seem creepy, it’s not the first to add this type of functionality. Facebook tells you when a friend is nearby – it even lets you “wave” at them and gives you the option to send a message if they holler back. Foursquare’s Swarm lets you check in wherever… Read More Google Maps now lets you share your location with friends ...This entry was posted in Android apps Apps Google-Maps iOS apps Lyft Mobile privacy Swarm TC Uber and tagged facebook on March 22, 2017 by Sarah Buhr,Sarah Perez
Context is everything. For a long while, the dream for developers and marketers has been to offer information at the exact right time and the exact right place. Achieving that, however, hasn’t been so simple. To answer the call, Foursquare is unveiling a new enterprise product called Pilgrim SDK. For years, Foursquare has been building out the Pilgrim technology, which is essentially… Read More Foursquare launches Pilgrim SDK to let developers leverage locationThis entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Social Swarm TC on March 1, 2017 by Jordan Crook
Google Maps is preparing to roll out a list-making feature that lets you star places, favorite places, and make bucket lists. That has led Foursquare to now respond by making its own lists feature more useful. The company announced this morning it’s introducing a new way to seek out lists on its app, through the launch of list search. This is a surprisingly late addition for the… Read More Foursquare adds list search to make its app more useful, ...This entry was posted in Android apps Apps Foursquare iOS apps lists local Mobile mobile apps Social Swarm TC on January 13, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Now that the dust has settled from Foursquare’s big split, the company is pushing forward with a few new executives and a brand new office in Los Angeles. The company has recently brought on Gareth Paul Jones — former head of mobile partner integrations at Twitter, who previously held positions at companies like Apple, TRUSTe, and Google — as Director of Technology Services.… Read More Twitter’s Gareth Paul Jones, Amex’s Tamar Shapiro check-in to new ...This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps Foursquare Gaming Social Startups Swarm TC on September 26, 2016 by Jordan Crook
Foursquare has today unveiled Foursquare 10, a redesigned version of the app that puts search front and center. J Crowley, head of product at Foursquare, told TechCrunch that most people get on Foursquare with a clear intent, making the original featured content on the homepage mostly irrelevant. “Previous versions of the products were based on the theory that people wanted a laid back… Read More Foursquare 10 puts search front and centerThis entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Social Startups Swarm on September 13, 2016 by Jordan Crook
For the last year, the team at Foursquare has been working relentlessly to turn Swarm into something fun. In many respects, checking in on Swarm is playing a game, and now the company is ready to reward you for your gameplay. Today the company launched Swarm Perks and Swarm Challenges, both of which are meant to offer real-world rewards to users. Let’s start with Perks. Swarm Perks is… Read More Swarm launches Perks so you can get real-world rewardsThis entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Gaming Social Startups Swarm TC on June 7, 2016 by Jordan Crook
Swarm, the gamified check-in app from Foursquare, has today launched a new feature that will let users check in to locations without sharing that location with their group of friends. The company is calling these private check-ins ‘off-the-grid check-ins’ and users will be able to activate them through a toggle in the check-in portion of the app. Foursquare originally launched Swarm… Read More Swarm now lets users check in without sharing their locationThis entry was posted in Apps Foursquare Gaming Social Startups Swarm TC Yelp on April 21, 2016 by Jordan Crook
The location aware app Foursquare, and its check-in sidekick Swarm, seemingly kills my phone’s battery. I mean, whenever I get within a block of the TechCrunch office, it lets me know all of the wonderful places around me that I can grab a coffee or whatnot. I even tweeted about how annoying the drain is: Foursquare should pay for my iPhone battery pack. — drew olanoff (@drew)… Read More Foursquare Promises, Via A Poem, That It Does NOT Drain ...This entry was posted in Apps battery Foursquare Humor iOS Media Mobile Startups Swarm TC Transportation and tagged iphone on January 6, 2016 by Drew Olanoff