Dennis Crowley

$50M in Capital Checks Into foursquare - Posted June 27, 2011
The number 10 million was notable for foursquare earlier this month, as the location-based mobile app reached the 10 mi... [SocialTimes.com]

foursquare Doesn't Mind If You Just Look Around - Posted June 20, 2011
So far in 2011, foursquare is adding users at the pace of roughly 1 million every six weeks, but co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley is working toward picking up that pace. Speaking at the 140 Characters Conference at the ... [SocialTimes.com]

Media Meshes at Mirror Awards Ceremony - Posted June 8, 2011
[caption id="attachment_70302" align="alignright" width="328" caption="Photo Courtesy: Newhouse School"][/caption] Yesterday the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University held its fifth annual Mirror Awards ceremony, honoring the best in media reporting. You can ... [TVNewser]

Eliot Spitzer on Working for CNN: 'I'm having a barrel of fun!' - Posted April 27, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE Although it might not seem like it given the sheer numbers of journalists reporting from England this week, there are plenty of media folk and fashion mavens who aren't headed out of town to cover that little get-together at Westminster Abbey on Friday. The dining room at Michael's was... [SocialTimes.com]

Eliot Spitzer on Working for CNN: 'I'm having a barrel of fun!' - Posted April 27, 2011
-- DIANE CLEHANE Although it might not seem like it given the sheer numbers of journalists reporting from England this week, there are plenty of media folk and fashion mavens who aren't headed out of town to cover that little get-together at Westminster Abbey on Friday. The dining room at Michael's was... [FishbowlNY]

Foursquare Co-Founder Talks About Needed Improvements - Posted April 22, 2011
Foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley spoke at Girls in Tech event in San Francisco. There he talked about Foursquare's improvements in the coming months. He even promised to make the app go faster. Crowley c... [SocialTimes.com]

Notes from the Pepsi Playground - Posted March 12, 2011
Just before SXSW attendees cracked open their bottles moments ago to toast to happy hour, we managed to wander over to the PepsiCo Playground, which the brand has built for the third year in a row at the Austin Convention Center. Call it a an over-the-top monu... [AgencySpy]

Foursquare 3.0 Is Here - Posted March 9, 2011
Mashable gives us a thorough overview of the latest iteration of Foursquare, which includes a new Explore tab for recommendations, a partnership with Amex, and new deals features. The upgrades have happened on iPhone and Android devices with Blackberry ... [PRNewser]

CNN.com, TIME.com Launch Global Public Square Blog - Posted March 9, 2011
CNN.com and TIME.com teamed up to launch ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

foursquare 3.0 Set to Debut for Android, iPhone - Posted March 8, 2011
The short history of foursquare contains several ties to South by Southwest, so it's only fitting that the location-based mobile app will ring in this year's SXSW by releasing version 3.0 for Android and iPhone devices Tuesday night. One of the most prominent new features in the updated app is an Explore... [eBookNewser]

foursquare 3.0 Set to Debut for Android, iPhone - Posted March 8, 2011
The short history of foursquare contains several ties to South by Southwest, so it's only fitting that the location-based mobile app will ring in this year's SXSW by releasing version 3.0 for Android and iPhone devices Tuesday night. One of the most prominent new features in the updated app is an Explore... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

foursquare's Dennis Crowley Checks In at Social Media Week New York - Posted February 11, 2011
foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley was the... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Who's The Best Twitter User? Vote for your Choice at the Shorty Awards - Posted January 19, 2011
The Shorty Award nominations are in full swing, and we've got the update about who's in the lead, who has been added to the Real-Time Academy judges panel, and how you can get involved. If you follow anyone you think deserves some recognition for being an aw... [AllTwitter]

Rubensteins, Edelman, Siegel, Nadal on the Observer's Power 150 List - Posted December 22, 2010
Four PR people crashed the New York Observer Power 150 List this year, a ranking dominated by extremely rich and powerful people in finance and politics, t... [AgencySpy]

Atlantic's Prez Justin Smith Turns Heads - Posted December 1, 2010
Atlantic Media Company's President Justin Smith has captured the wonder of min online. They've named him among their "Top 21 Most Intriguing People." Others on the list include ... [FishbowlDC]

Foursquare, Focusing on Growth, Exceeds Four Million Users - Posted November 15, 2010
Foursquare chief executive Dennis Crowley told Bloomberg News that its use... [PRNewser]

4M Users Check In to foursquare - Posted October 22, 2010
Checking in is the in thing, as foursquare co-founder and CEO Dennis Crowley told GigaOM the location-based mobile a... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Fortune 2010 40 Under 40 Rankings Full of Tech Execs - Posted October 14, 2010
Fortune released its ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

nextNY Flips Burgers for NY Tech Scene at Shake Shack in Madison Square Park - Posted September 30, 2010
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foursquare Co-Founder Dennis Crowley Cracks the CHOW 13 - Posted September 16, 2010
CHOW hopes to whet readers' appetites with the release of its second annual CHOW 13, a list of 1... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

The Webby Awards Adds Category for Mobile Apps - Posted September 14, 2010
Apps for hand-held and tablet devices will be a part of the 15th Annual Webby Awards, which set an early entry deadline of Oct. 29, with nominations to be announced in April and the winners to be... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

TechStars Incubator Coming to NYC - Posted September 2, 2010
Young startups in the Big Apple are about to get a boost from Colorado-based startup incubator TechStars. New York City will join Boulder, Colo., Seattle, and Boston as the fourth city to play host to the group's mentorship and seed stage investment program. ... [FishbowlNY]

Foursquare To Sell User Data - Posted July 19, 2010
The white hot location-based services startup Foursquare is looking to share data from its 2-million-subscriber user base with one of the big three search companies. The company is talking with Google, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Dennis Crowley on What Foursquare Learned from Dodgeball, Other Social Media Companies - Posted July 14, 2010
In the final part of our interview with Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley, we spoke about what he learned from his experience founding Dodgeball, and where he thinks the biggest opportunities are in the mobile-social media space. Dodgeball, Crowley's previous foray into the space, was in some respects a prototype for Foursquare. Crowley... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Dennis Crowley: Foursquare 'More Interesting' Thanks to Being Based in New York City - Posted July 13, 2010
Dennis Crowley is already a veteran of one New York-based tech startup in the form of Dodgeball, and now he is charge of another in Foursquare. We asked Crowley about what it takes to launch a startup in New York, and how it compares to Silicon Valley in terms of culture and... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Foursquare's Crowley: Users at the Heart of Local Outreach - Posted July 12, 2010
Dennis Crowley is the co-founder of the hot social mobile startup Foursquare. In this episode of Media Beat, we asked him about how the company reaches out to businesses, both local and national. According to Crowley, the growth of local businesses that use the service happened organically, with users making their favorite... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley on Processing User Feedback - Posted July 7, 2010
With all ... [PRNewser]

Foursquare raises $20M - Posted June 30, 2010
Location services startup Foursquare raised an additional $20 million, pegging the value of the company at about $95 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday. The service, which lets users share their current location ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Want to Bring Entrepreneurship to Your Media Company? Learn to Respect the Entrepreneur - Posted June 25, 2010
Today was day two of the Monetizing Online Business (MOB) conference, hosted by the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In a panel discussion, a number of entrepreneurs and business executives talked about how to bring entrepreneurship to large media organizations. The panelists were Mediabistro founder ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

After Wired Cover Shoot, Foursquare Founder Still Thinks Having a Publicist is 'Overkill' - Posted June 7, 2010
Dennis Crowley, founder of the fast growing mobile social network foursquare, is on the cover Wired UK's July 2010 issue wearing a crown, as you can see in this picture. So, does Crowley, whose service is certainly hot, but... [PRNewser]

Blippy Incident Shows Why Tech Startups Need An Organized PR Program - Posted April 23, 2010
It's no secret that many in the tech world disdain PR. foursquare founder Dennis Crowley once ... [PRNewser]

SXSWi in Quotes - Posted March 17, 2010
[Gym Class Heroes and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz at the Ustream Party. Courtesy Nick McGlynn for mediabistro.com/RandomNightOut.com] ... [PRNewser]

Foursquare Founder on PR: "It Pretty Much Takes Care of Itself" - Posted October 19, 2009
Mobile social network and gaming application Foursquare has received quite a bit of hype since launching at last year's SXSW Conference. Despite only 60k users, no revenue and no business model, the company has emerged as one of the next hot things that may not yet have the user base... [PRNewser]

Party Bite: Eater Celebrates Relaunch - Posted October 7, 2009
Spotted Pig owner Ken Friedman and Lockhart Steele Lockhart Steele hosted a private bash for friends and foodies on the third floor of The Spotted Pig Monday night to celebrate the relaunch of his Eater site. The attendees included ... [FishbowlNY]