…ok so I’ve been ignoring it for a hot minute even though some tech heads around me has been going mad about it. Then at re:CONNECT the trend briefing and working my company staged last week, a dude told me that he personally put 50 Jamaican locations on FourSQuare.com and is thinking about how to leverage that to make money. I think I know someone, a local entity who has beat him to it, but I can’t say much right now.
So I joined FourSqaure today. First thing I did was to find out how many of my 918 Facebook friends were using FourSquare. That numbered a total of 16, 4 of whom live in the United States, the rest, right here in Kingston, Jamaica. Then I downloaded the app to my Blackberry, like I need any more distractions on my own. I already have 5 twitter feeds on Ubertwitter. But, I’ve decided to try this on. I’m now using the Blackberry App to see who and what’s near me. I’ll let you know how I feel about this in a week or two. BUt in the meantime – have you joined? What do you like or not like about it?
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yeah, i joined it a month or so ago to do an assessment. it’s cool, and is a great way for businesses to promote themselves. i enjoyed being able to say i was the first person on foursquare to ‘check in’ at some of the places in my neighborhood, but i’m not planning to add it to the list of social networks i visit personally. it is too invasive and tethered to my phone. there is a desktop check app for macs but outside of that i dont like the reminder that the GPS on my phone is tracking my every move and Foursquare is confirming its accuracy.
i’m looking forward to cooking up great ideas for business use though…
Yeah I checked it out too for knowledge sake. But it’s not a tool I will use personally. For my clients now I’d recommend that they do get involved in a smart way.