var twitterId = venue.contact.twitter;
              if (twitterId !== null && twitterId !== undefined) {
                self.foursquareInfo += 'twitter: @' +
                    twitterId + '<br>';
              }
        })
        // Fail message for Foursquare API
        .fail(function(error){
          alert("Foursquare API has failed");
        });
    };

    /*
    Function that will pan to the position and open an info window of an item clicked in the list.
    */
    self.clickMarker = function(place) {
      var marker;

      for(var e = 0; e < markersArray.length; e++) {
        if(place.place_id === markersArray[e].place_id) {
          marker = markersArray[e];
          break;
        }
      }
      self.getFoursquareInfo(place);
      map.panTo(marker.position);

      // waits 300 milliseconds for the getFoursquare async function to finish
      setTimeout(function() {
        var contentString = '<div style="font-weight: bold">' + place.name + '</div><div>' + place.address + '</div>' + self.foursquareInfo;
        infowindow.setContent(contentString);
        infowindow.open(map, marker);
        marker.setAnimation(google.maps.Animation.DROP);
      }, 300);
    }

		}

		google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);