Our Take on Foursquare vs. Facebook Places
08 Sep 2010 1 Comment
by fortuneweb in Social Media Marketing Tags: facebook places, foursquare, geo-tagging, social apps, social media
Some people love these location based social apps, others hate it. Yes, we agree it is not necessary to know what someone is doing every second of their life. And for those of you who check in at your own home…seriously, please stop. No one cares you are finally home relaxing on your couch with your favorite beverage and TV show.
However, for SMB’s, especially those catering to local audiences, and individuals who use these channels sporadically to share tips and add comments, these location based social apps hold value.
We have been talking about Foursquare and Facebook Places for a while now on our Facebook & Twitter pages. We have been avidly using Foursquare for many months now, and we like it. Since the launch of Facebook Places however, there have been many discussions on if the social behemoth we know as Facebook will kill other apps like Foursquare and Gowalla, and why use one over the other. Here is our take of what we think works, what doesn’t and how we use them.
