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9 months later………..#4sq
It was a cold, windy day in early November, the 9th year in the 2nd millennium A.D. The trees lay barren, slumbering, awaiting their Spring awakening. It was on this day that I found my own (social media) awakening……Foursquare!
Since this great awakening, my life on the social radar list has been pinged, notified, suggested, befriended, etc. a hundred times over. My friends list increased from 4 during the first 3 months (this includes a few out-of-state “friends”) to 27 as of today. Not exactly the most impressive number, but it’ll do for now. Also, 438 check-ins during 167 nights out where I have earned 10 badges. Mayorships have decreased from 11 to 7 over time due to my own forgetfulness as well as the increased popularity of Foursquare as is evidenced here: http://ow.ly/2gCcj
Not only has Foursquare increased my social-location awareness of my peer group as I now know where 10 of my 27 “friends” are at any given moment, it has also allowed me to show the benefits of this service to local businesses. This service rekindled my love of social media post-twitter obsession (I have been tweeting since late 2006).
There have been a plethora of new/existing apps that now offer location-based data from which companies can pull. These data sets are certain to become a marketing gold mine for companies if they learn how to correctly use/interpret them. SCVNGR, Yelp, Loopt, and Twitter are some examples that I personally use, and I hope to continue to find them useful for personal and business reasons.
Overall, Foursquare and I have had a loving partnership that I will continue to cherish….at least until the “next best social media app” comes along. :)
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