Foursquare Now Adding 15,000 Users Per Day

Foursquare , which recently surpassed the one million user mark , is now adding about 15,000 users per day according to CEO Dennis Crowley, who revealed the number this morning at Business Insider’s Startup 2010 event in New York City. In an interview with Business Insider founder Henry Blodgett, Crowley commented on his company’s rapid rise, its recent deal with Starbucks , and ongoing rumors that Foursquare may soon be sold . Addressing the latter, Crowley noted that he sold Dodgeball “too soon,” and that the options for Foursquare are now considerably different than when his first attempt at location-based social networking was acquired by Google in 2005. Back then, raising money for such a service was far more difficult –- now, the company is weighing massive acquisition offers with big funding rounds that would finance Foursquare’s expansion well into the future. If Foursquare goes the independent route, expect a heavy focus on small business.

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