Comments on: Accountability FTW: an open letter to FourSquare http://venixflytrap.net/2009/03/16/accountability-ftw-an-open-letter-to-foursquare/ a play-in-words Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: venix http://venixflytrap.net/2009/03/16/accountability-ftw-an-open-letter-to-foursquare/comment-page-1/#comment-99 venix Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:19:03 +0000 http://venixflytrap.net/2009/03/16/accountability-ftw-an-open-letter-to-foursquare/#comment-99 There would probably be market value in those things, sure. But I think the "accountabilities" would be a lot more trivial than that. For example, as a person on the Foursquare suggestion box commented on this post, one could imagine a comedy show in which a comedian said, "and hey if you're on foursquare, punch in the following number for extra points for actually paying attention to my set!" Presumably following up with a special code. You may as well be cynical about it already -- there's a ton of marketing value simply in knowing the "realms" of individual. E.g. someone like myself goes regularly to Ritual Coffee but never to Starbucks, and checks in at the climbing gym about 20 times more than she ever does at a movie theatre. There would probably be market value in those things, sure. But I think the “accountabilities” would be a lot more trivial than that.

For example, as a person on the Foursquare suggestion box commented on this post, one could imagine a comedy show in which a comedian said, “and hey if you’re on foursquare, punch in the following number for extra points for actually paying attention to my set!” Presumably following up with a special code.

You may as well be cynical about it already — there’s a ton of marketing value simply in knowing the “realms” of individual. E.g. someone like myself goes regularly to Ritual Coffee but never to Starbucks, and checks in at the climbing gym about 20 times more than she ever does at a movie theatre.

]]> By: Young Werther http://venixflytrap.net/2009/03/16/accountability-ftw-an-open-letter-to-foursquare/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Young Werther Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:18:41 +0000 http://venixflytrap.net/2009/03/16/accountability-ftw-an-open-letter-to-foursquare/#comment-59 Haven't signed up, dunno if I ever will. There are a lot of compulsory* questions eg. phone # which put's me off. *wondering* Is there some marketing angle in the "validation", whether I eat out? how much I spend? do I own a Ducati? (no, I do NOT!) Just me being cynical.... Haven’t signed up, dunno if I ever will. There are a lot of compulsory* questions eg. phone # which put’s me off.

*wondering* Is there some marketing angle in the “validation”, whether I eat out? how much I spend? do I own a Ducati? (no, I do NOT!)

Just me being cynical….

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