Have you ever dreamt of being royalty? Of owning your own kingdom, having everything you’ve ever wanted and everyone else to do it for you? We’re sorry to say that that almost likely won’t happen (we were shattered too). We are, however, ecstatic to say that you can come rather close with foursquare!
Foursquare is a social web and mobile application which invites its users to explore the world around them. Users “check in” to locations and are awarded points and badges for doing so. There are a variety of badges that can be earned depending on the location, time and date at which the user checked in and even more badges being added to continue engaging users. One of the more famous badges, NASA Explorer, was earned by astronaut Doug Wheelock when he checked into the International Space Station.
The majority of users won’t be checking into out of the world locations like the ISS, but for those users foursquare serves many purposes. It successfully unites friends and people of common interests, an important aspect of social applications, and brings them to adventure. In doing so, it unveils hidden treasures to which some would otherwise never venture by recommending nearby locations. If this weren’t enough to get you off your couch or computer, some businesses offer specials specifically for foursquare users.
So maybe you won’t own your own kingdom one day, but have the most check-ins to a location with foursquare and you can become mayor of that location any day now!