think: "twitter turned into a game"
so i’ve been trying this relatively new social networking trend called “foursquare”
according to their wiki page, it was created back in march 2009 and has a whopping 7 employees. i’m not bashing on that… it actually motivates me that a small company can start something as big as this is (or will be).
at its core, it’s fairly simple — wherever you go, you “check in” and get points and possibly some other perks
i’m foursquare friends with chaunce, geoff, and possibly rob (who has yet to make a check in) and it’s turning into a fierce competition.
we already made a rule between us: no checking into work (cuz it’s like checking into home — you GOTTA be there)
businesses are slowly starting to jump on board, offering discounts or even free things if you check in or are a mayor (respectively)
the badges are one of the perks you can get, some of them are pretty slick — the douchebag badge is my favorite… i need to obtain this one… i think places tagged as douchebag are like higher class hotels, restaurants, or stores (ed hardy beyotch!)
if you wanna try it out, you gotta at least have an iphone, blackberry, or android-type phone… the apps NEED to be greatly improved if they really want this social network to expand like its brethren… tho right now it’s doing fine for the basic things like checking in and seeing where your friends are… but other stuff like updating photos, to do’s, top 12’s, etc. aren’t built in
yes, it’s still relatively a baby… but who knows — try it out and see what happens… then you could be like, “i was on foursquare before ashton kutcher got on it”
jason mraz’s “anything you want”