A lot of bars and cafes now offer "Mayor Specials", which is usually something like a free coffee or appetizer, or a discount of some kind. Some places offer specials to everyone who checks in. Watch for the yellow "Special Nearby" icon in your app. If the venue you're looking for isn't there, don't sweat it. Foursquare gives you the ability to add venues.
You can do this from your phone or the website. All you have to do is click on Add venue and add the necessary information. Just type in the name of the venue, along with its address and phone number if you know it , and you're all set.
Foursquare will add the location to their database, along with a Google map and all of the information you provided. It's a great way to get local venues discovered! While entering information, you can also pick the category of the venue e. Bar, Wings and add tags and tips. Ah, yes. Foursquare lets you leave tips for your friends to discover when they check into places. You can leave tips to let people know about your favorite experiences e.
You can add tips to your To Dos list on your profile. Once you've completed an action, it will be added to your activity stream. Tips are currently tied to places, so you will need to type in the name of a place in order to leave a tip. Foursquare can be a lot of fun once you get into it. It's a good way to compete with your friends and it helps you get out more.
As more and more businesses get on board, I'm sure we will be seeing some interesting and creative ways to use such geolocation apps. Since Foursquare is one of the more popular apps out there, it will be particularly interesting to see where it is headed.
One of the best things about the old Foursquare has made its way back to Swarm: mayorships. You can now compete with users everywhere for the most check-ins at any business listed in the app, earning badges and bragging rights in the process.
It's a surprisingly addicting feature that once made Foursquare feel much more like a real competition or game between everyone in your city — before the company split into two apps , that is. But Foursquare has heard user feedback and steadily recovered from that rocky relaunch.
Both apps have seen iterative improvements in recent months, and in May Foursquare confirmed that it would soon restore global mayorships to Swarm. Updates for both Android and iOS have officially arrived, and you'll likely discover that your recent check-ins already count toward earning you that coveted spot and mayor's crown.
Swarm also now makes it easier to gloat on Facebook or Twitter whenever you take over a mayorship or receive another sticker. These are good changes to see, but they're also coming pretty late; Foursquare's no doubt hoping it can still bring back any users it lost with last year's big shift.
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To ensure that this check-in data keeps flowing, Foursquare is hoping that reintroducing game mechanics to Swarm will bring people back and keep them hooked.
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