Dear Foursquare, it’s over between us. We’ve been at this four months and our test run of location-based services has been, well, unspectacular. After oscillating between the Foursquare and Gowalla clients (both of which we found to be very flaky) we’ve seen little pay of for the potential marketing (and stalker) info we’ve provided.Oh sure, we got twenty-bucks off here, a free nachos there, but over all the process constitutes a lot of time spent checking in for generally no reward. It’s time better spent talking to the friends who actually took the time to be there with you instead of notifying the friends across town who aren’t there.
Sorry Foursquare, Gowalla, and Facebook Places but were dumping you. We love us some social media and all, but you’re too high maintenance for just an occasional peck on the cheek. Maybe someday you’ll make something of yourself, but not today.
About the author
Jeff designs print and web experiences for a variety of clients and enjoys sharing what he learns along the way. He entered the industry at the split of web design from graphic design occurred and is now fascinated as the two disciplines are on the cusp of coming full circle to merge into a new, media savvy generation of designers. When not crazy busy, Jeff likes geocaching and consuming copious amounts of coffee. You should follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
Dear Foursquare, it’s over between us. We’ve been at this four months and our test run of location-based services has been, well, unspectacular. After oscillating between the Foursquare and Gowalla clients (both of which we found to be very flaky) we’ve seen little pay of for the potential marketing (and stalker) info we’ve provided.Oh sure, we got twenty-bucks off here, a free nachos there, but over all the process constitutes a lot of time spent checking in for generally no reward. It’s time better spent talking to the friends who actually took the time to be there with you instead of notifying the friends across town who aren’t there.
Sorry Foursquare, Gowalla, and Facebook Places but were dumping you. We love us some social media and all, but you’re too high maintenance for just an occasional peck on the cheek. Maybe someday you’ll make something of yourself, but not today.
About the author
Jeff designs print and web experiences for a variety of clients and enjoys sharing what he learns along the way. He entered the industry at the split of web design from graphic design occurred and is now fascinated as the two disciplines are on the cusp of coming full circle to merge into a new, media savvy generation of designers. When not crazy busy, Jeff likes geocaching and consuming copious amounts of coffee. You should follow him on Twitter and Facebook.