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In response to
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Ann Taylor rewarding Foursquare Mayors with 25% off -- (link)
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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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Responses:
To let potential thieves know you're not at home. -- nm
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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
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MDH
Jul 13, 10:08
if you're a retailer you want the repeat business and some companies give "mayors' special discounts....
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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
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oblique
Jul 13, 10:00
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I'm still trying to figure out how to utilize Gowalla. -- nm
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Remlik
Jul 13, 10:03
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It's pretty much the same thing but they are not growing at anywhere close to the clip Foursquare is -- nm
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oblique
Jul 13, 10:04
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They were pushing Gowalla hard at SXSW this year
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ty97
Jul 13, 10:09
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there is another one called Causeworld, that donates to chairties when you check in. -- nm
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Remlik
Jul 13, 10:10
and there is no "Mayor"-ship thing going on. -- nm
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Remlik
Jul 13, 10:06
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Yelp is rolling out Royalty now. I think Gowalla is more of just sharing location rather than a game aspect -- nm
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oblique
Jul 13, 10:11
I thought a Mayor was simply the most recent person to check in? -- nm
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Beryllium
Jul 13, 10:03
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nope -- nm
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oblique
Jul 13, 10:04
no. It's the person who has the most check-ins. -- nm
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Remlik
Jul 13, 10:03
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