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Google + is making some changes, but hopefully it's only going to keep the G+ train going: estimates have it at 10 million users and on track for 20 million by this weekend. Yeah, no, really. Plus, Netflix makes a change that makes us sing and pushes you toward either DVDs or streaming, but probably not both. Plus, happy anniversary, Neptune!

Foursquare has created a daily-deals program that relies upon services that consumers are already using.

The location-based social network that allows people to "check in" at different locations, has formed agreements with LivingSocial, AT&T, and fashion-focused Gilt Groupe, among others, to deliver the deals. According to the company, the daily deals are an expansion of its current Specials program, which allows merchants to advertise deals to the social platform's users.

Foursquare's new offering will help people find deals around their current location. The deals Foursquare offers will be tailored to the person based on … Read more

Local social-app maker Foursquare has signed revenue-sharing distribution partnerships to target deals sites to its users' locations, the company will announce tomorrow and The Wall Street Journal is reporting tonight. We'd previously broken the news that Foursquare was in talks to strike such a deal with Groupon. That one is not finalized yet, but other partnerships with LivingSocial, Gilt Groupe, AT&T, Zozi, and BuyWithMe are.

These partnerships are a huge test for Foursquare, which has 10 million registered users but is working to move on from its early gamification tricks to "making the world easier to use.&… Read more

Twitter is currently in talks with investors to raise a new round of financing, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Citing anonymous sources, the Journal reported today that Twitter's financing could be based on a valuation of $7 billion. If that's the case, Twitter's valuation has skyrocketed over the last couple years.

In 2009, reports surfaced that claimed Twitter was raising funding on a valuation of $1 billion. Last December, Twitter secured $200 million in funding in a round led by venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers. That round was based on a valuation of $3.7 billion.… Read more

Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype which allow users to listen in on private Skype conversations. This does not sound good as our privacy on the internet becomes less and less private. Google's social media site Google Plus begins with little fan fair hoping to cause a mass migration from Facebook. And a clever Foursquare hack turns New York City Into a giant game of Risk!

Foursquare has raised $50 million, mostly from its existing investors, the company announced today.

The round was expected, and comes in a week when Foursquare hit a significant milestone of 10 million registered users.

It was led by Andreessen Horowitz and included O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Union Square Ventures, as well as new investor Spark Capital.

TechCrunch reports the valuation is $600 million.

Foursquare is often maligned for not being a serious company, so for the occasion of the funding, founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Seldurai wrote on their blog a sort of long-form mission statement about their future:… Read more

Foursquare users with American Express accounts can now receive discounts due to a partnership between the two companies.

Following a small test conducted in March, Foursquare is unveiling a program across the country that lets people get money back on their AmEx cards when checking in at stores and paying for promoted deals with their cards.

To tap into the deals, people must first sync up their AmEx cards with their Foursquare accounts at a designated Web page. They can then check in at participating merchants to unlock deals and load them directly to their credit cards. After paying for … Read more

Foursquare is set to reach 10 million users this month. With the continued increase in popularity, developers are beginning to use Foursquare's API in some very fun and intriguing ways. This guide will show you seven fun ways to interact with your Foursquare account.

1. 4sqmap 4sqmap is a great way to visualize many different aspects of not only your own, but your friends' Foursquare activity. In addition to viewing activity, you can view a full map of nearby specials, tips, trending venues, and even use Foursquare's recently launched Explore feature on your computer, which is a feature … Read more

Some of the most popular applications available for the iPhone and Android handsets suffer from serious security issues, a recent study from security firm ViaForensics has found.

According to the security firm's appWatchdog study, a slew of companies, including Foursquare, LinkedIn, Netflix, and Wordpress earned a "fail" rating on storing sensitive data securely. Netflix's Android application, for example, failed to "securely store passwords," ViaForensics said. Surprisingly, the iPhone version of the Netflix app earned the highest "pass" rating for securely storing passwords.

Netflix is taking the findings seriously. In a statement to … Read more