Foursquare announced on their blog that they are opening an office in Silicon Valley. The company already has a West coast presence by having a few employees work at Square’s office. “Despite growing from 5 employees to 35, we can’t expand as quickly as we want,” said Foursquare on their blog. “Hide yo developers, SF!” said Foursquare PR head Erin Gleason in a tweet. [Foursquare Blog]

Foursquare, Google, the Rock the Vote campaign, and the Pew Center have partnered to encourage voting during the upcoming election. Foursquare’s initiative is called “I Voted.” The initiative will track people in real-time that are at polling stations across the country. After voting, people will receive a “I Voted” badge. After that, they can shout out to their friends with the #ivoted hashtag.