Comments on: Teenager Heads to North Pole to Check In With Foursquare

By: Lenni

Lenni — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:16:54 +0000

I hope he knows he has to check in at least twice to become the mayor and it can't be on the same day.

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[...] North Pole. His expedition, funded by none other than General Electric, is in hopes of becoming the first person to check in at the North Pole on Foursquare, which will earn him the coveted “Last [...]

By: Come with Lady Lu

Come with Lady Lu — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:51:04 +0000

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By: Foursquare North Pole Check-in: It’s a Race!

Foursquare North Pole Check-in: It’s a Race! — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:48:00 +0000

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By: Teenager Heads to North Pole to Check In With Foursquare - ladyblu's posterous

Teenager Heads to North Pole to Check In With Foursquare - ladyblu's posterous — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:52:23 +0000

[...] You think youve gone out of your way to earn a Foursquare badge? Not as far as 15 year old Parker Liautaud, who hopes to be the first to check in at the North Pole using the mobile social network later this month, which will earn him the specially-created Last Degree badge.Source:http://gigaom.com/2010/04/06/teenager-heads-to-north-pole-to-check-in-with-foursquare/ [...]

By: shauntoy

shauntoy — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:57:10 +0000

I hope he knows he has to check in at least twice to become the mayor and it can't be on the same day.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:15:49 +0000

And perhaps he'll use Gowolla instead of Foursquare. This event is a game changer. It will forever cement Foursquare's branding, and Gowolla will continue to play second fiddle, even though the service is better.

This is an outrage. Someone has to get to this kid and explain to him why the check-in must be done with Gowolla, not Foursquare.

He's making a mistake.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:07:54 +0000

Thanks -- I'm sure there are ways around the controls that both Gowalla and Foursquare either have or are implementing (see my comment above), but at least they are making it harder to check in somewhere you aren't.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:05:37 +0000

Actually, Foursquare is rolling out some controls that will prevent people from stealing mayorships and badges by checking in at places where they aren’t: http://blog.foursquare.com/post/503822143/on-foursquare-cheating-and-claiming-mayorships-from