Foursquare Says Farewell to Google Maps, Joins OpenStreetMap Movement (Mashable)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Mashable - Foursquare is parting ways with Google Maps in favor of crowdsourced maps created by the OpenStreetMap project.
Foursquare announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining its decision to make the big API switch. To power the new maps, Foursquare is partnering with MapBox, a startup which calls itself "a beautiful alternative to Google Maps" and uses data from OpenStreetMap.

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