Foursquare Users Doubled Since Facebook Launched Places

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		SAI THE WIRE CLUSTERSTOCK MONEY GAME GREEN SHEET WAR ROOM LAW REVIEW LATEST VIDEO Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Foursquare Users Doubled Since Facebook Launched Places When Facebook rolled out its "Places" checkin product it was easy to think that it would flatten Foursquare. So far it just hasn't happened. Today Foursquare announced it has 7.5 million users, which is up from 3 million when Places launched. How did Foursquare fend off this attack, and what can other startups learn? Foursquare is doing one thing and doing it well. It is the checkin application. While Facebook probably has more people using Places overall, Foursquare can still attract new users because of its focus on checkins. Read » Also On SAI Today: Microsoft's 15 Biggest Acquisitions And What Happened To Them Adobe Gives In To Apple, Releases Flash-to-HTML Converter Facebook E-Commerce Is Real, And We Have The Numbers To Prove It AOL Leaves A (Claw)Mark On Poached-Away Execs Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: AOL Stock Hits All-Time Low As HuffPo Deal Closes CHART OF THE DAY: Twitpic Is Still King Of The Twitter Photo Sites CHART OF THE DAY: 99.7% Of People Still Haven't Bought A Tablet Yet Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI: Silicon Alley Insider RSS Feed Business Insider. 119 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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