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In early November, Foursquare added the ability for iOS users to mention friends who don’t have an account with the social network, as well as a host of other features, including check-in location ranking. Now the company has pushed out another update for its iOS app – a revamped check-in screen and highlights. This brings the version number up to 5.3.5.

The new features for Foursquare on iOS include check-in highlights and a revamped check-in screen, as well as a feature allowing users to more rapidly find places nearby that have been recently opened. For example, users can scan through check-in highlights under friends’ check-ins. The changes aren’t huge, but are certainly something advid users will notice and appreciate.

In what is perhaps the most strange “What’s New” version update on iTunes, Foursquare offers this: “Are we not drawn onward to new era? A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! Look out for check-in highlights under your friends’ check-ins. Go hang a salami; I’m a lasagna hog! Try some recently opened places nearby. Race car! Enjoy speedier check-ins, plus a shiny new check-in screen. So many dynamos! Search for ‘peppermint’ or ‘cider’ for some holiday treats!”

Obviously, you can nab the latest update from iTunes or the App Store. It’s 12MB in size, and requires iOS 5.0 or higher. For those who like random – and relatively obscure – facts, Foursquare also noted that this update, version 5.3.5, is the first palindromic version number since April 2011′s 3.0.3. And now you know.

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Back in late September, we mentioned that the iOS app for Foursquare had been updated with some new personalization features. Foursquare also added an update giving the ability to rank places you visit on a scale of 1 to 10. That number ranking will appear next to the name of the place when people check in.

That feature will help Foursquare compete with other recommendation services such as Yelp. Along with those more obvious updates also came an update that some people might have overlooked. Foursquare now allows users to mention friends who are users of Foursquare themselves. Previously, you could only mention people in your check-ins who had an account with the service.

To use the feature you have to tap the add friend icon when you’re on the check in screen and then scroll down to find the. The feature sends your friend a notification via Facebook and that allows you to tag him in a Facebook notification post if you want. That might not seem like such a big deal on the surface.

However, it signals a move by Foursquare to use word-of-mouth marketing to expand its members. If Facebook users who aren’t on Foursquare receive lots of tags from friends who are using Foursquare, the odds of people joining are significantly higher. The latest update adding the new friend tagging feature is on iOS only now, but is said to be coming to Android users too.

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Foursquare has just updated its app for iOS devices. In an attempt to help its users find the best of places to visit, it is now adding scores to places in Explore to give users a quick sense of how popular a particular place is. The scores, ranging from 1 to 10, can be viewed next to the names of the places. Foursquare uses a wide range of metrics including tips, likes, dislikes, popularity, loyalty, local expertise, and check-ins to measure the scores.

Today’s update is Foursquare’s attempt to go beyond the conventional way of rating places. Other similar services such as Yelp use a 5-star rating system to gauge a particular store or restaurant. “Instead of other sites where every place gets 3.5 stars, we come up with our scores using the same Foursquare magic that powers Explore. And, with every check-in and Explore search, our scores will get smarter and better,” the company said. You can download the update here.

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There’s a good reason Foursquare has an Overshare badge. Still, that hasn’t stopped the location service from rolling out an update to Android users that simplifies broadcasting your position to the world. The Android check-in screen now matches that of the iOS app with a more streamlined appearance that more quickly shares updates with Facebook and Twitter; mentioning friends is easier as well. As long as your social circle doesn’t mind knowing that you checked into three different dance clubs in one night, Foursquare’s update awaits at the source.

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Foursquare for Android updated for more social check-ins, shares club-hopping with the world originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Foursquare just launched a redesigned desktop interface that everyone, not just members, can use for local listings and business recommendations. The company has been on this trajectory for awhile now, especially with the latest Explore map that provides a more tailored search experience for logged-in users. This is all in line with co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley’s promise that Foursquare is more than just a simple social service; that it serves as a discovery and recommendation engine much like Yelp or Google. Leveraging over 3 billion check-ins and 30 million tips from its community of nearly 25 million members, the New York-based firm is confident it can offer reliable recommendations to the general public. It’s still beneficial to join up — you get personalized filters and access to that handy mobile app — but it’s no longer necessary if you just want know where to get a quick sushi fix.

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Foursquare launches local search for all, goes after the likes of Yelp and Google originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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