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foursquare ‘Specials’
April 22, 2012 Foursquare, Smartphones, SoLoMo @lordlancaster

In late 2011 I started taking a much closer look at foursquare, the location-based app that encourages users to ‘check-in’ at places to unlock, points, badges, deals and discounts. I’d read lots about it, but up until that point hadn’t really seen its relevance to me in my life. However, the figures up to April 2012 (on their website) were

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‘Social Media for Business’ lecture @ The University of Leeds
February 22, 2012 Facebook, Foursquare, Klout, LinkedIn, Motivation, No Email Day, Presentations, SoLoMo, Twitter, YouTube @lordlancaster

Slides from the 1hr ‘Social Media for Business‘ lecture I gave to around 50 students at The University of Leeds yesterday (21st February 2012). Topics include: how technology has changed in the 14yrs since I graduated from Leeds in 1998 how these developments have affected my career and personal life how I use a wide range of

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How influential are you?
January 21, 2012 Facebook, Foursquare, Klout, LinkedIn, Twitter @lordlancaster

Influence is a powerful currency in society, but it’s always been difficult to quantify and measure in a meaningful way. However, sites like Klout and PeerIndex are doing their very best to provide us with scores that demonstrate how influential we are online through our personal social networks. My Klout Score increased to 50 for the first time today;

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6 Tech Predictions for 2012
January 2, 2012 Bambuser, Foursquare, Music, Nokia, SoLoMo, Windows Phone @lordlancaster

Some tech / digital predictions for 2012 from me: SoLoMo (Social Local Mobile) apps like Foursquare will really start to take off as more businesses start to see the benefit (and necessity) in offering useful and relevant deals and discounts to loyal customers. Foursquare has been around for a while now but heavy investment in the company, sharp

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