Social Media News of the Day: July 19, 2010

Foursquare to Partner with Google?

Twitter recently started bringing search engines information on what people are talking about but not the location of these trends. Foursquare could act as the gap between the trend and the search by giving us valuable location-based information. Reports are that Foursquare is in talks with one of the major search engines to index their location data. Who do you think it could be? Google? Bing? Mashable is going with Bing because they’ve already  inked out a deal to post tips on Bing Maps

How to Look Your Best on Facebook:

We all know that our Facebook profile picture is just as important as the content on our pages. This picture shows up when anyone searches for you on the site but for most users it shows up in a Google search as well. If you want to make your profile stand out, here is an article from Mashable that shows us how to bring a vintage feel to that all important profile pic!

Impressive Growth for Foursquare:

Last week Foursquare hit the 2 million user mark! This is very impressive since they just hit the 1 million users only three short months ago.  Could all their creative partnerships with channels such as Bravo or The History Channel be responsible? Tell us what you think?