{"id":18160,"date":"2022-07-14T08:38:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/?p=18160"},"modified":"2022-07-14T08:38:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:38:39","slug":"foursquare-update-causing-delays-data-syndication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/blog\/foursquare-update-causing-delays-data-syndication\/","title":{"rendered":"Foursquare\u2019s Update Is Causing Delays in Business Data Syndication"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we looked at why voice search optimization needs to be prioritized<\/a>. Today we\u2019re talking about an important update involving Foursquare.<\/p>\n

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Foursquare Syndication Delays \u2013 What It Means for Local Businesses<\/h2>\n

You may know that Factual joined forces with data aggregator Foursquare in early 2020. At Advice Local, we had already included both Factual and Foursquare within our business listing management solution prior to their merger. In fact, today we still include submitting to Foursquare for free.<\/p>\n

However, the Factual\/Foursquare merger has caused delays in publishing the business listing data we are submitting on Foursquare City Guide. As you can see in this announcement on Foursquare\u2019s Developers, they are making some significant changes to their Listing Syndicator Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As stated in Foursquare\u2019s announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis change may impact the way listing syndicators send data to Foursquare and temporarily change where that data is available.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the development of the new data pipeline, there will be a delay in listing syndicator data being delivered to Foursquare\u2019s consumer apps, Foursquare City Guide and Swarm. The data is still being updated and shared with our Places data partners, companies like Twitter, Uber and Airbnb, but those changes won\u2019t be instantly visible in City Guide and Swarm until development is complete. The work is currently scheduled to be completed in Q3 2022, but that timeline is subject to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Advice Local, we will continue to share business data with Foursquare so that it can be distributed to their Places data partners, and also made available when they resume publishing on Foursquare City Guide.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, if you need to get a business added on Foursquare manually, here is the link to get started<\/a>. We\u2019ll be working on a detailed how-to guide to share with you in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Why Do Data Aggregators Matter for Your Clients?<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve been harnessing the power of data aggregators like Foursquare<\/a> for years within our dashboard solution. Have you been taking advantage of data aggregators to promote a local business? If not, you\u2019ve been missing out.<\/p>\n

Here Are Just Some of the Reasons Why Data Aggregators Are Important<\/h2>\n