• One of the hottest entrepreneurial sectors at the moment is the looming battle for local recommendations and foot traffic. Early pioneer foursquare, which made the “check-in” an ubiquitous and important part of mobile culture, has amassed a huge stockpile of data about local preferences and human behavior. Their launches over the last several months indicate an increased focus on local search, discovery, and exploration. Om Malik talks to Dennis Crowley, foursquare’s co-founder and CEO, about the future of local recommendations and the industry around it.

    Om Malik — Founder and Senior Writer, GigaOM
    Dennis Crowley — Co-Founder and CEO, foursquare
    GigaOM
    Founder and Senior Writer

    Om Malik has more than 15 years of experience as a journalist covering technology and business news. He was part of the founding team of Forbes.com as a Senior Editor. He then went on to become a senior writer at More…

    foursquare
    Co-Founder and CEO

    Dennis Crowley is the co-founder of foursquare, a service that combines social networks, location awareness and game mechanics to encourage people explore the world around them. He'll be interviewed by GigaOM's Om Malik. More…