{"id":20542,"date":"2013-08-29T15:41:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T22:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content26.com\/?p=20542"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:19:25","slug":"three-takes-on-foursquares-new-sixth-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/blog\/three-takes-on-foursquares-new-sixth-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Takes on Foursquare&#8217;s New &#8220;Sixth Sense&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gone are the days when you need to check in to <strong>Foursquare<\/strong>. Starting now, Foursquare will provide recommendations about your immediate surroundings whenever you have the app open. The company&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"A smarter Foursquare, so you don't miss a thing\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.foursquare.com\/2013\/08\/29\/a-smarter-foursquare-so-you-dont-miss-a-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\">own announcement of the change calls these proactive recommendations<\/a>\u00a0(see example screenshot below), emphasizing that the new feature is about interaction between the user and Foursquare. (Read: for now, don&#8217;t worry that people will be able to track you down because of this change. They won&#8217;t.)<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20552\" alt=\"foursquare-new\" src=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/foursquare-new.gif\" width=\"413\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>TechCrunch<\/strong> reminds us that a very similar feature (then called Radar) failed a couple of years ago. Dennis Crowley, Foursquare founder and CEO, <a title=\"Foursquare starts rolling out proactive push recommendations on Android\" href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/08\/29\/no-check-in-required-foursquare-starts-rolling-out-proactive-push-recommendations-on-android\/\" target=\"_blank\">attributes that failure<\/a> to battery drain, limited geofencing abilities, and data gaps on the company&#8217;s part.<\/p>\n<p>As <a title=\"Foursquare says it's ready to impress you\" href=\"http:\/\/allthingsd.com\/20130829\/foursquare-says-its-ready-to-impress-you-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AllThingsD<\/strong> said<\/a>, &#8220;it&#8217;s a crucial bet for the company,\u00a0which is fighting perceptions that it missed its shot to sell out to <strong>Yahoo<\/strong> or <strong>Apple<\/strong>, and that it will struggle to survive on its own.&#8221; And while this feature seems like a playground for merchants, Crowley claims push notifications from retailers will be occasional and won&#8217;t be paid messages.<\/p>\n<p>Will this new Foursquare help <a title=\"Foursquare said to be in advanced talks with Microsoft for strategic investment\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/report-foursquare-and-microsoft-in-investment-talks-2013-8\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft decide to invest in the company<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gone are the days when you need to check in to Foursquare. 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