Introducing FourWhere

Start Discovering the World Around You

Toronto, ON - March 9, 2010

A growing number of people are using location-based services such as Foursquare and Gowalla to tell the world where they're visiting, and offering "tips" about these places.

But how do you easily find the information being provided?

The answer is FourWhere, a new and free location-based social search service from Sysomos that mashes-up locations and comments from Foursquare with the Google Maps API.

FourWhere is simple to use; you start by providing your location (city or address), and then right-click on the map to see the places where Foursquare users have been and any tips and comments they've left about particular places. (There's a screenshot of FourWhere at the bottom of this post.)

"Creating FourWhere was a natural move for us given that Sysomos is a leading player in the social media analytics market, while Foursquare is emerging as one of the fastest-growing social media services," said Nick Koudas, chief executive and co-founder with Sysomos.

"More people are using location-based services such as Foursquare, Yelp, Twitter and Gowalla. Today's launch of FourWhere is the first step in bringing the local buzz together."

After the initial release, we'll continue to enhance the service by adding content analytics. We plan to add more real-time information from other social media sources using Sysomos' extensive content database.

FourWhere is a public service so there is no need to register or sign in. Just visit http://fourwhere.com, and start discovering all the fun places you never knew existed and see the buzz about them.

About Sysomos:

Sysomos is a leading player in the social media monitoring and analytics market. It is redefining social media analytics by providing corporations, marketers, public relations agencies and advertisers with the intelligence and insight needed to make smarter business and strategic decisions. The company's portfolio includes Heartbeat, a flexible, robust and cost-effective social media monitoring and measurement service, and MAP, which provides in-depth analytics. More information about Sysomos and its services can be found at www.sysomos.com


Media Contacts:

For Sysomos:
Mark Evans
Director of Communications
416-479-0629 x504 mark@sysomos.com

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