Only Foursquare and Google use human confirmation for location data
Gary Little · Foursquare’s Remarkable Transformation Into Leading Location Intelligence Platform | Gary Little · Apr 3, 2024 · at 4:31
Gary Little is the CEO of Foursquare. He discusses Foursquare's differentiation in location intelligence, contrasting their human-in-the-loop verification process against other industry providers.
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“What we think is unique other than basically Google in the world, which is human confirmation.”
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