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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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