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Old May 10, 2011, 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by TerryK
Foursquare has a strategy of paying for bonus to get users. I would guess the bulk, if not all, of the costs for this promo is paid by Foursquare.@:-)
Doubt that FourSquare is paying any of this. It is more of a marketing tool for Starwood.

They get people to show their friends through FourSquare/Facebook where they stay and get free publicity etc.
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