Foursquare has just unleashed a couple of features that change the landscape of location-based services. Gowalla has always been a service with the visual appeal users crave, but lacking the most important factor in social networking: your existing friends. In response to this, Gowalla launched an update to their apps that allowed users to check-in on Gowala, and Foursquare, and Facebook from one place. It seemed counter-productive to link up with the competition, but it’s what users wanted.
Now, Facebook is firing back with the addition of photos and comments. You can now attach photos to your check-ins and Tips. In addition, you will be able to post photos through a few high-profile photo apps and have them automatically check you into Foursquare. These include Instagram, PicPlz, and Foodspotting.
Currently, commenting and posting photos are only supported on the Foursquare website or in the iPhone app with support coming for Android and Blackberry in the coming weeks. If you’re an Android, you can start using PicPlz now to post/check-in.
via TechCrunch, Foursquare