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Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by ajaymehta on Thursday December 19, 2013 @02:22PM (#6937112)
Do you live in an urban area? Foursquare has been commonly talked about by the non-tech-savvy people I know for years now. I'd actually say moreso than any social service other than Twitter and Facebook, over the past 3-4 years.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by subpixel on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:08PM (#6938269)
I think my wife uses Foursquare out of a something like digital nostalgia, b/c she and all her friends were in their 20s in NYC when it was cool.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by doff on Friday December 20, 2013 @03:27AM (#6940542)
I use it almost daily, as well. I check in to places because it syncs with TimeHop and keeps a record of places I've been, which is useful to me. And the explore function is much better at finding places that I'll actually enjoy when I'm in neighborhoods and cities that I'm not usually in.

One of the most useful apps on my phone, honestly.

Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by Diamons on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:01PM (#6937823)
I'm a 20 year old attending college in NYC. FourSquare is considered a running joke, like LinkedIn.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by possibilistic on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:13PM (#6938300)
When you graduate, there's a possibility that LinkedIn may not still be considered a joke, for better or worse.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by csmatt on Thursday December 19, 2013 @06:13PM (#6938683)
I'm 27 and killed my LinkedIn account because 1) I just don't find them to be a company that is concerned with user privacy and 2) I have not once seen a benefit to being on it.

I think it probably depends on your industry. I'm a programmer, so maybe if you're a finance major it's more useful.

Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by pacofvf on Thursday December 19, 2013 @05:25PM (#6938379)
wait until you get out of college, and start looking for a job, LinkedIn will have the last laugh.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by capkutay on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:09PM (#6937466)
I don't know many people who check in, but if they do, they do it on facebook or instagram or twitter. The people I'm referring to our college kids or people living in SF or LA.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by liam_ on Thursday December 19, 2013 @04:36PM (#6938079)
I live in Portland, OR and don't know a single person that uses it.
Re:Foursquare Raises $35M More, Says It Has 45M Registered U... by rfnslyr on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:50PM (#6937763)
I live in downtown Toronto. I really don't know anyone who uses it.