by Craig Buck
Created on: January 05, 2012
Foursquare is an extremely popular app and website which has the potential to reward it?s users for frequently visiting locations over a period of time. Foursquare makes this fun for it?s users by awarding points for each check in at a location, allowing users to compete against friends in weekly league tables for added enjoyment.
Foursquare is available as a
free download from the Android Market and will run on any modern smartphone released in the previous 2 years. Foursquare requires 4.1 Mb of storage space and will install to a SD card if you are running Android 2.2 or above. With downloads in the region of 5-10 million, Foursquare is set to become one of the most popular Android apps of the year.
In order to use Foursquare for Android you will need to create an account. This is easily achieved via the website and will only take a couple of minutes. Once you have a valid account, simply log into this on your Android smartphone and you are ready to start earning points.
The app is broken into four sections. The Friends panel will show you all the latest check in?s from anyone who you have befriended within the app. These are the very same people who will appear on your leaderboard. From within the friend stream, you are able to click on one of your friends check in?s to find out more information about their location. As well as seeing how many points have been earned for the check in, you can also view the location on the map as well as seeing how many other people have checked in at the location in the past. Perhaps one of the most useful features available for locations is the tips section. From here you can read other people?s experiences and advice on the location, for example, if the location is a restaurant, somebody may recommend a dish to either try or avoid. Each location in Foursquare is allocated a mayor. A mayor is the user who has checked in at a location the most times in a 60 day period. Whilst you get extra points if you are mayor, some establishments also reward the mayor with discounts and offers when they check in at their location, adding an extra incentive to the game.
The Explore panel from within the app is extremely useful for users who may not be familiar with an area. From here you can easily find locations broken down by category such as food, coffee and nightlife within a specified distance from your existing location. You can also filter this list to show locations that have been recommended by other
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