Comments on: Foursquare's Crowley on Facebook, Check-in Fatigue & the Copy Cats

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:23:48 +0000

So where foursquare fails to liven up the check-in process, SCVNGR fills the void (and Google believes so too)!

By: Norm Sadeh

Norm Sadeh — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:48:12 +0000

Expecting users to constantly check in seems unrealistic. Instead rules that capture people's routine preferences (e.g. show my location to my colleagues 9am-5pm on weekdays and only when I'm on company premises) can significantly reduce user burden. See locaccino.com for a location sharing app that does exactly that. The rules also mean more control over who you're sharing your location with...which people need in many situations where Foursquare just doesn't cut it (such as sharing your location with just a few friends)

By: Fiona Bosticky

Fiona Bosticky — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:49:55 +0000

I love the concept of geo-location social media like Foursquare and Gowalla, but with so many recent tales of false-checkins and blatant abuse, maybe related applications will have more potential. Especially specific types, like "food-related" or "tourism related".

By: Sanjay Maharaj

Sanjay Maharaj — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:48:11 +0000

I do think that Four Square has a real shot of being the Facebook and Twitter of location based services eventhough as competition swirls around them. They are very innovative in their product delivery

By: theferf

theferf — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:59:25 +0000

First off, OM… totally love this post! Check-in fatigue is spreading across the nation, especially in smaller cities (read: every city that is NOT NYC or San Francisco). Gowalla and Foursquare are working so hard to get big deals, they forget about the millions of small business that drive the economy in the US that can’t afford to market on those services.

Secondly, to reply to Dave, Spot On re: “Check-Ins are Coupons… Gimme $5.” We had the same feeling and created a new company to do just that.

Im not trying to hijack your post, but you can read more about our feelings in this blog post http://what.carlsays.com/carlsays-we-love-local-places-do-you or just visit http://www.carlsays.com

By: Chris Lorenz

Chris Lorenz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:40:42 +0000

^ This

By: Chris Lorenz

Chris Lorenz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:38:00 +0000

I truly hope that foursquare and Dennis succeed. I briefly met Dennis at SXSWi and he was a great and approachable guy and you can tell he loves what he does.

They have a great team and we just worked with them to get our 200+ offices offering specials. Being a fan/user of foursquare that's a fun away to spend my work hours, so I hope they do well and will allow us to grow with their service.

Good luck!

By: viscaheel

viscaheel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:13:13 +0000

I have to agree: Fadsquare it is! I used to use it but no more. Sorry guys.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:24:31 +0000

No one has mentioned that one of Foursquare's idol companies, Facebook, is likely entering this market very soon. Once that happens, we will start to see all these other services disappear. Foursquare has done something interesting with layers, but if adoption remains weak with only a few, they don't stand a chance. They could try to be the Tivo of check-in, but they have to offer something compelling that the big guy doesn't. And I think Tivo (which I love) would have a much harder time if the cable companies starting giving away DVR capability for free, which is exactly what Facebook will do with check-in.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:25:40 +0000

Yup, another copy cat; Trioutnc.com