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Re:Foursquare Merges with Factual by meerita on Monday April 06, 2020 @03:08PM (#22796787)
I had the same experience. I was truly hooked with 4sq app, documenting all the places i've been, getting mayors, badges, etc. After they made that side app, everything was ok, it made me quit using 4sq right away.
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Re:Foursquare Merges with Factual by Ayesh on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:11PM (#22797288)
Gamification with locations can go a long way. Pre-Swamp 4sq, Pokemon Go, and even Google Maps Timeline is addicting. I try to de-Google myself a lot, but at the same time, I find myself perfecting my Google maps timeline so I know the places I've already been to.
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Re:Foursquare Merges with Factual by meerita on Monday April 06, 2020 @05:20PM (#22798013)
It's amazing many of these cool ideas died in favor of datamining and profits. I wonder what lead them to do these changes. I've read stories of people traveling in buses to diferent locations in USA just to check-in. I wish I had that strong community.
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