From the very first day I heard about Foursquare, I thought it was the stupidest idea I'd ever heard. Whoever it is who dubbed it, "Dear criminals, come rob me," had it right.
And yet, lately I've noticed some of my friends on Facebook posting their Foursquare check-ins, and I'm really enjoying seeing where they are and what they're doing during the day, and I can't stop thinking about it and wondering if it wouldn't be a way to get out more and create some positive reinforcement (you know, FUN) for going new places and trying new things, and then, you know...
See, this is how they get you.
I had never heard of foursquare before. I think it sounds pretty cool. Getting out and about and find new awesome things or rediscovering old places i've forgotten about is one of my favorite past-times though, so this is like right up my alley. And the cartoon characters in the video are all so cute and look so happy. How could it not be great?
Posted by: Haley | 31 May 2010 at 02:50 PM
EXACTLY, Haley! How could it not?
Posted by: Christie Keith | 31 May 2010 at 03:10 PM
Like anything else, I think it depends how you use it. I have a friend who has been using it for some time, and I roll my eyes when I see his facebook entries, because he checks in, like, every time he goes potty. If where you are going or doing is even mildly interesting, great. Do I need to know you are at Starbucks again? Noooo.
Posted by: Susan | 31 May 2010 at 04:56 PM
As if to prove my point, he just "checked in" at the hardware store ACROSS THE STREET from the Starbucks. Sigh.
Posted by: Susan | 31 May 2010 at 05:03 PM
LOL -- well, unless I have something pithy to say, I disable my check-ins so they don't go to Twitter and Facebook. But if someone's actually following me on FourSquare itself, I guess they can see ALL of them. Or at least, those I don't mark "private," which apparently you can also do.
Posted by: Christie Keith | 31 May 2010 at 05:11 PM