1. I don't know when Foursquare changed their venue pages (it was VERY recent), but at the time I wrote this, you were able to see all of the recent check-ins, regardless of their connection to you. Now you can't. I'll have to edit that, so thanks for the heads up.

2. The saved Twitter search link is handy if you want all checkins on Twitter. I tend to use advanced search to narrow that down to a geographic area or add in more keywords. It's been working sporadically for me lately, likely because of Twitter's problems.

3. A news organization can sign up for Foursquare just like anyone else – we have one for TBD and we had one at the Cincinnati Enquirer when I was still there – but the account won't be as fancy looking as that of the Times or WSJ. To get that custom branded page, you'd need to get in touch with Foursquare's partnership people and apply for it. I'm told they'll soon have a self-service system to handle those (likely numerous) requests, so it should get a lot easier for a paper to get a custom page.

Before doing that, though, be sure you have a set goal in mind for the brand's use of Foursquare. The last thing you want is to sign up and acquire friends only to not use it.

1. Does 4sq let you see everyone who's checked in, if they're not your friends? I thought each venue showed only the mayor, by default.

2. You can also save this URL as a bookmark: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=4sq+

4. How can a newspaper get a 4sq account like New York Times'? The signup page only has the option for a person to sign up, not an organization.

Thanks,

Tiffini Theisen
Web trainer/social media editor, The Palm Beach Post
http://webupthenewsroom.com