Foursquare now updates user's favorite places
The most famous social network created to get to know our environment takes one more step to improve We are referring to Foursquare, which evolves into a toolmore personal and complete so that the user is aware of the latest news from their favorite places What Curiously, this enhancement is double, and is designed for both end users, as well as for those who advertise their local or want to make it more visible through this completesocial network
To make this improvement available, as usual, updated the applications that give way to this social network from the smartphones with operating system Android and the different models of iPhone So, now Foursquare allows you to report the news included in the users' favorite places A utility in the form of notifications that can help us to benefit from discounts, new menus, new shoes, available movies , etc Something that, we mentioned, has a double direction.
And, according to Foursquare Merchant Tools Manager, Noah Weiss , it is the first time that businesses are given voice, allowing users to be rewarded more loyalIn this way, and without the user having to do anything, the application will analyze the Likes, check-ins and other behaviors to know what places and shops are frequented, and if the requirements are met, announce the news of the local, whether of whatever type With this, the loyal user can benefit and the merchant can secure his clientele.
These notifications are announced in the Friends tab, where the news from our contacts are displayed Using an orange mark, a description and several images or the logo of the discounts or specials , the user knows the news of that place to which he is a regular. In addition, these novelties may also appear on the screen of the store, being displayed on some occasions when the user records his visit there The good thing is that the user himself can choose from which places to receive this type of news To deactivatethis service is only necessary to access the screen of the place and deactivate the news at the bottom. This will ban notifications without rejecting the place
The most curious thing about this service is that, at least for now, it is completely free for merchants, being they who will facilitate the notifications. Something that silences the rumors about the paid functions that could be included in this social network It seems that the update of places is the answer to the posts and stories publicized on other social networks as Facebook and Twitter, except that only reach users who already frequent a place
For now, this feature is taking its first steps in United States, where brands like H&M and state universities have already begun offering news There will be What to expect to find out about the development of this service and see if the merchants of Spain dedicate to them that nod to the most regular users. The latest update of Foursquare apps is now available for download free from the AppStore and Google Play, depending on platform.
