Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

So, this seems like a big deal, but really it just means when you go to tag a place in your post ... the place won't be there and you'll skip the location tag on your post.

If anything, it'll improve Facebook Places because people will enter more venues, as I'd imagine more people tag locations in instagram than use Facebook's social checkin feature.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by minikites » Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:30 PM UTC

Hopefully it will get better over time, with Instagram data feeding Places instead of only reading it.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by rsobers » Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:36 PM UTC

The immediate result: a diminished user experience. Strategy tax in full effect.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by wlindner » Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:40 PM UTC

mcnully wrote: post #2

Facebook dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

Bingo.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by wlindner » Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:42 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #3

Seems like a no-brainer. Facebook owning Instagram means this is just Facebook ditching a competitor's product for their own.

After Facebook acquired Instagram they were really clear that they wanted them to stay independent. I wonder how "independently" they made this decision to switch to Facebook Places instead of Foursquare. Instagram ads are most likely just Facebook's new ad platform. Facebook just removed their Camera app from the app store (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457866,00.asp) because Instagram IS their Camera app.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by wlindner » Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:42 PM UTC

minikites wrote: post #5

Hopefully it will get better over time, with Instagram data feeding Places instead of only reading it.

It definitely serves Facebook's location directory of Places the most.

Re: Instagram Dropping Foursquare for Facebook Places

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Post by potatolicious » Wed, May 14, 2014, 2:00 PM UTC

wlindner wrote: post #8

ceejayoz wrote: post #3

Seems like a no-brainer. Facebook owning Instagram means this is just Facebook ditching a competitor's product for their own.

After Facebook acquired Instagram they were really clear that they wanted them to stay independent. I wonder how "independently" they made this decision to switch to Facebook Places instead of Foursquare. Instagram ads are most likely just Facebook's new ad platform. Facebook just removed their Camera app from the app store ( http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457866,00.asp ) because Instagram IS their Camera app.

> "After Facebook acquired Instagram they were really clear that they wanted them to stay independent."

Snort. Giggle. Boy have I heard that one before. Everyone says that about every acquisition that isn't an acquihire. Hell, a lot of the time they even mean it.

I have yet to see a single acquisition that promised independence and autonomy actually maintain it for an extended period of time (say, multiple years).