A record number of new users signed up for Foursquare today, company co-founder Dennis Crowley wrote in a tweet tonight. That likely means upwards of 18,000 people signed up for the location-based social network, probably buoyed by a glowing article in today’s New York Times and the press generated from yesterday’s announcement of Facebook Places. All eyes are on Foursquare and other services like it in the wake of yesterday’s announcement of Facebook Places, which lets users add a location element to their status updates. Will startups like Foursquare survive?
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Foursquare Notes Record New Signups, The Day After Facebook Places Launches
