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Re:The New Foursquare by ToastyMallows on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @01:33PM (#8143680)
I completely agree with all points. I used to check-in every time I went somewhere, but now without the mayorship, badges, etc., I don't do anything anymore. I actually haven't opened Foursquare in about a week now.

Not sure why they were so excited about losing functionality and fragmenting their user base.

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Re:The New Foursquare by nevi-me on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @02:07PM (#8143911)
Also agree, for me the mayorships are what kept me checking in to my regular places, I kinda feel like the Swarm split killed Foursquare. Their loss I guess.
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Re:The New Foursquare by misiti3780 on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @03:44PM (#8144437)
why do you care about being the mayor? was there some benefit beyond the foursquare status I am not aware of ?
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Re:The New Foursquare by cenhyperion on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @03:54PM (#8144495)
It was a fun game. If I really like a certain cafe and go there almost every day it was fun to have some way to show and compete for that.

The benefit was a good UX.

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Re:The New Foursquare by tedks on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @07:39PM (#8145502)
Ridiculously type-A people can't see a game without wanting to win it.

That's at least what got me on foursquare. Really sad to see points go. Every time I traveled I'd try to top my high score and I really think it helped.

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Re:The New Foursquare by ojbyrne on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @04:37PM (#8144711)
Occasionally venues would have special perks for the mayor.
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Re:The New Foursquare by zeitg3ist on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @07:07PM (#8145375)
The latest updates to Swarm reintroduced a few of the original gamification concepts, most notably an unlockable "mayor" sticker. Give it a try.
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