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Curbed Network Helps Foursquare “Reach Into the Real World”

Curbed Network is pleased to be a launch partner for the rollout of the new “Save to Foursquare” button, which allows Curbed, Eater and Racked readers to instantly add the restaurants, bars, shops and buildings they read about to their Foursquare to-do lists.

Eater’s deployment of the button attracted particular interest.

Racked NY Editor Izzy Grinspan in the New York Times

“She has this persona of your cool best friend or of your cool big sister,” said Izzy Grinspan, the editor of the shopping blog Racked NY. “It’s not aggressively sexual at all. It’s not aggressive.”

It’s the antithesis of the warrior goddess look of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, Ms. Grinspan said. “You can very easily dress like Alexa Chung and it feels really fresh and new right now because it’s such a change.”

Racked National making waves out of the gate. In Touch, 1 March 2010.

Racked National making waves out of the gate. In Touch, 1 March 2010.