C-SPAN is bringing its mandate as a conduit to American politics and debate to the people via Foursquare. Its user base can now tap into C-SPAN content that's been geotagged as relevant to their physical location.

The partnership marks another milestone for Foursquare as it evolves beyond community and social check-ins to curated content. Bravo, the New York Times, A&E’s History Channel and MTV have already gone mobile ‘geosocial’, and tapping into C-SPAN could help make Foursquare a vital part of the political debate ahead of the next U.S. election cycle.

Far from stodgy public access programming, C-SPAN has been embracing social media (and taking its shows on the road) as it pushes for greater public access through media coverage of the House and Senate and the Supreme Court.Continue reading...

Apple releases iOS 4 and targeted ads as it starts collecting and sharing iPhone users' locations. Facebook also plans to add geolocation feature "soon."

Amazon cuts Kindle price as Barnes & Noble discounts Nook e-reader.

AT&T looks to repair image through customer care-based social networking.

BP CEO Tony Hayward is expected to visit Russia to shore up company's interests.

Coca-Cola, Heineken and Diageo support U.K. pub-rating website.

Foursquare teams up with C-SPAN for political education.Continue reading...

In a “more is more” strategy designed to keep customers from cutting their cable service, Comcast Corp. announced this week that subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies over the Internet – a defensive move into the online video industry.

As the first cable TV operator to offer cable content online at no additional charge, Comcast’s new service, Fancast Xfinity TV, is initially offered only to those who subscribe to both of the company’s TV and Internet services. Customers must also download a viewing program, available through Fancast.com, before watching any shows.

“It’s our goal to allow a customer who buys a package of content from Comcast to access that content on any screen at any time,” said Amy Banse, president of Comcast’s interactive-media unit, during a demonstration of the service to reporters. “We think this is yet another step in that direction."Continue reading...