Foursquare Push Notifications Get ‘Proactive’

New York-based mobile social network Foursquare has announced an update to its app that will allow users to receive push notifications without requiring them to check in at a location, TechCrunch reported on August 29.

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    Foursquare’s app will now deliver push notifications, be it tips from other users or merchant promotions, whenever users who have opted in to the program walk into a new store.

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