Location-based social networks: some people love them, some people hate them. While networks like Foursquare and Gowalla have been becoming very popular over the course of the past year, many people are still unsure of whether or not they should jump on board. I’ve written before on what Foursquare could mean for small businesses, and I truly believe that the service (and others like it) could mean big things. Not only…

As of last week, Foursquare opened its doors to all cities and towns globally. In the past few months, Foursquare had been growing rapidly in larger metros around the world…and now we’ll be able to experience the phenomenon in Knoxville. But what is Foursquare? And more importantly — what does it mean for Knoxville business?

I’ve been begging and pleading for Foursquare, the location-based, game-like social network to come to Knoxville for some time now…and yesterday, my wish came true! In fact, Foursquare has opened its doors to all towns and cities globally! But being that I’m in Knoxville, that’s…

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s seen that Foursquare is the next Twitter. While I’m excited for the next big thing, I’m sad because I’ve been begging and pleading for Foursquare to come to Knoxville since it launched back in March…and still to no avail : ( I just have to watch as friends in bigger cities talk about how awesome it is. So please, Foursquare, come to Knoxville. We have cool things to see and do here too…even if we are a small city.