Foursquare is split into two separate applications
The time to turn the page on Foursquare has arrived. After a time without any apparent news, the social network of places and geolocation is going to take a leap in its evolution by dividing its features into two independent applications: on the one hand there are the places and on the other hand the social aspects of marking the location or the passage of the user through any establishment.Undoubtedly, a new strategy to return to this tool the fame it once had.
The announcement comes from the official blog of Foursquare, where they explain the main reasons for this striking decision. And it is that those responsible claim to have detected two main uses in their application: on the one hand there is the search for places to go, from places to eat or drink a drink, even parks and natural environments. Issues that are sought from home before going out to them. On the other hand, there is the aspect social, with which you seek to stay through Foursquare o know where your friends are Two distinct experiences that deserve individual applications.
This is how it appears SwarmA new application that seeks to take everything social from Foursquare to a place more prepared for it. And it is that with it they seek to be in contact with other people, being able to discover if they are nearby, share which establishments they have visited or even establish direct contact. All this through a tool with a very careful visual design and that moves away from the concept of placing the user's face on the map, defending their privacy but giving options to create any type of plan.
The Swarm app is still getting the finishing touches before its release for Android and iPhone in the coming weeks, and also for Windows Phone a little later. However, either you have been able to see something of its operation thanks to the medium The Verge The application Swarmstarts by showing the close contacts divided by current proximity, in the same neighborhood or in the same city, without knowing their exact location.Although it is always possible to know which establishments have passed or have made Check-in, being able to find information and evaluations. It is also possible to leave comments or start a direct contact to make some kind of plan.
But then what about Foursquare? The main application will continue to work, although it will change its concept quite radically. As it has been trying to demonstrate for some time thanks to its latest updates, the main objective of this tool will be to discover places To do this, in a similar way to what is seen in Yelp, will allow you to find all kinds of places beyond the current categories. In other words, being able to find romantic places where to have a coffee, beyond the generic category of cafeterias, among other issues.
In addition, Foursquare content will now be reviewed by experts as well as users. All this designed to find the perfect site according to the needs of the moment, carrying out personalized and natural searches that do not arise only through categories. All these new features are being polished and Foursquare hopes to show them off this summer through an update. We will have to stay tuned to find out what's new in this social network of geolocation
