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In response to "Ann Taylor rewarding Foursquare Mayors with 25% off -- (link)" by oblique

What's the point of Foursquare (and similar sites)? -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Jul 13 '10, 09:59

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To let potential thieves know you're not at home. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 13, 10:13
Apparently its so that when you check in, you can see if other friends/people are around. And it offers their reccomendations/suggestions -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 10:08
if you're a retailer you want the repeat business and some companies give "mayors' special discounts.... - Remlik Jul 13, 10:01
It started as a location-based game where you "check-in" at a place using your phone and GPS. Now it has moved into the realm of connecting with - oblique Jul 13, 10:00 9
- I'm still trying to figure out how to utilize Gowalla. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 10:03 5
  - It's pretty much the same thing but they are not growing at anywhere close to the clip Foursquare is -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:04 4
    - They were pushing Gowalla hard at SXSW this year - ty97 Jul 13, 10:09 1
      - there is another one called Causeworld, that donates to chairties when you check in. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 10:10
    - and there is no "Mayor"-ship thing going on. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 10:06 1
      - Yelp is rolling out Royalty now. I think Gowalla is more of just sharing location rather than a game aspect -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:11
- I thought a Mayor was simply the most recent person to check in? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 10:03 2
  - nope -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:04
  - no. It's the person who has the most check-ins. -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 10:03

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