15 Aug 2011
Another foursquare feature that adds value for users, boosts network effects and doesn’t seem like it will easily translate to Facebook Places or other would-be envelopers.
Speaking of envelopers: unlike on Yelp, it seems that foursquare lists can be more easily generated from places users have checked in; (I’m guessing more people check in on foursquare than write Yelp reviews).
I’m still really interested in mobile location-based social networks, especially following this paper that I wrote during my last semester at Columbia Business School looking at the industry : foursquare, Facebook and the Strategic Landscape of Mobile Location-Based Social Networks.
The paper was written as the final project for High Tech Strategy taught by Raul Katz. Both are great.
