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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Foursquare allows registered users to connect with friends and update their location. Points are awarded on weekends and non-business hours for "checking in" at venues. Users can choose to have their [[Twitter]] accounts updated when they check in. In version 1.3 of their iPhone application, Foursquare enabled push-notification of friend updates, which they call "Pings." Users can earn badges by checking in at locations with certain tags or for check-in frequency<ref>[http://playfoursquare.com/help/badges "Foursqure Badges Help Page"]</ref>. Users who obtain the "Super User" badge can add their own badges to the application. |
Foursquare allows registered users to connect with friends and update their location. Points are awarded on weekends and non-business hours for "checking in" at venues. Users can choose to have their [[Twitter]] accounts updated when they check in. In version 1.3 of their [[iPhone]] application, Foursquare enabled push-notification of friend updates, which they call "Pings." Users can earn badges by checking in at locations with certain tags or for check-in frequency<ref>[http://playfoursquare.com/help/badges "Foursqure Badges Help Page"]</ref>. Users who obtain the "Super User" badge can add their own badges to the application. |
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Foursquare currently has an iPhone application and is working on applications for [[BlackBerry]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[Palm Pre]]<ref>[http://twitter.com/foursquare "Foursquare Twitter Page"]</ref>. |
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==Badges== |
==Badges== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://playfoursquare.com/ Foursquare] |
*[http://playfoursquare.com/ Foursquare] |
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| Genre | Social Networking |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai |
Key people | Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai |
| Website | http://playfoursquare.com |
Foursquare is a location-based social networking website, software for mobile devices, and game. Users "Check-in" at venues using text messaging or a device specific application[1]. They are then awarded points and sometimes "badges." The service was created by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai, of which Crowley had previously founded the similar project Dodgeball which Google bought and shelved in 2009.
Overview
Foursquare allows registered users to connect with friends and update their location. Points are awarded on weekends and non-business hours for "checking in" at venues. Users can choose to have their Twitter accounts updated when they check in. In version 1.3 of their iPhone application, Foursquare enabled push-notification of friend updates, which they call "Pings." Users can earn badges by checking in at locations with certain tags or for check-in frequency[2]. Users who obtain the "Super User" badge can add their own badges to the application.
Foursquare currently has an iPhone application and is working on applications for BlackBerry, Android, and Palm Pre[3].
Badges
| Badge | Awarded for... |
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| Newbie | First check-in |
| Adventurer | 10 check-ins to unique locations |
| Explorer | 25 check-ins to unique locations |
| Superstar | |
| Bender | Checking in 4 nights in a row |
| Crunked | |
| Local | Checking in at the same venue 3 times in 1 week |
| Super User | |
| Player Please | |
| School Night | |
| Photogenic | |
| Ziggy's Wagon | |
| Don't Stop Believin' | Checking in 3 times to venues tagged "karaoke" |
| Gym Rat | |
| Overshare |