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In response to "Does anybody here do Foursquare? Opinions? -- nm" by nubby

ugh please don't -- (link)

Posted by Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348) May 20 '10, 08:00

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http://gawker.com/5506461/if-you-use-foursquare-you-are-an-annoying-jackass (gawker.com)

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Like anything, you don't have to share the information with the world, just people you choose to friend -- nm - oblique May 20, 08:04
This is kind of bullshit. When I check in, it doesn't "tell everyone in my network" (well, depending on how you define "network"). -- nm - mara May 20, 08:03 6
- Maybe because of how you have it set up? I am sure I get updates daily from college buddies who are apparently buying a burrito in Albequerque. -- nm - TFox May 20, 08:07 5
  - Gosh, maybe that's it!!! Yes, of course it's because of how I have it set up. My point is, articles love to say that something works a certain way - mara May 20, 08:09 4
    - or else in practice the majority of users do not use the settings you describe, so its an accurate depiction of how it is used. -- nm - TFox May 20, 08:11 3
      - It's not accurate if they imply it always happens when in fact it doesn't. -- nm - mara May 20, 08:12 2
        
        but it does always happen until you lock it down if that's what the default is -- nm - zork May 20, 08:18
        
        Does it read like an unbiased dry presentation of fact to you? Or more a commentary on how it is used, and why it blows? -- nm - TFox May 20, 08:15
Heh, I was asking because of this -- (link) - nubby May 20, 08:03
PleaseRobMe.com - TFox May 20, 08:03 2
- Yeah, I'm turning off sharing features. -- nm - nubby May 20, 08:03 1
  - Nubby is the Mayor of classroom 315! -- nm - oblique May 20, 08:06

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