
Foursquare seems to be making a comeback as users are using the app a lot more lately, Wired reports.
Ever since it updated its app this fall, Foursquare users were interacting 60% more often than they did on previous versions of the app. Foursquare users also now spend 30% more time on the app.
Here’s how Foursquare accomplished the feat: The team discovered it could use a technique called “geofencing.”
Geofencing means Foursquare can send your phone a notification about a venue you’d might like to go to whenever you’re near the place.