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"Foursquare is about to become a lot richer, thanks to forthcoming apps built off of the location-based network's API.\nThe NYC-based startup unveiled Thursday a developer preview for Connected Apps \u2014 that is, \"developer-crafted experiences that exist within Foursquare\" \u2014 for iPhone and Android smartphones. (Blackberry, the company says, is on the way.)\nSoon, more third-party apps will function directly within Foursquare, adding value to core features such as checkins, photos and tips. Already, you can get recommendations about what to order after checking into a restaurant via integrations with Men's Health magazine's Eat This, Not That app and Foodspotting. Similarly, integration with Untappd will suggest beers; integration with Soundtracking will enable you to discover songs shared by your friends at a place; and integrations with Instagram and Path will allow you to cross-post photos shared on Foursquare to those apps, respectively.\nInformation from Connected Apps will appear, in some instances, beneath a \"Connected Apps\" header after checking in (see photo above).\nThis is the second major update to Foursquare this month. The startup issued a mobile redesign earlier in June, giving greater emphasis to photos, and enabling \u201CLikes\u201D on venues, tips, lists and friends\u2019 checkins (see gallery below).\n\n\nMeet the New Foursquare\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore\nExplore now takes weather and time of day into consideration when making recommendations. Foursquare added venue and friends' photos to the feed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore Map\nFoursquare's previous version plotted friends on a map. Its new version also plots venues that they've been to. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriends\nWith photos and an option to \"like\" checkins, the Friends' tab now looks a bit more like a news feed than a list. Users can swipe through photos directly from the feed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMe\nThe new Foursquare profile is compressed into a one-screen tile navigation rather than the list it once was. Lists moved from its own tab to a profile item.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecials\nFoursquare expects to start rolling out promoted placement for specials this summer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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