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Time Travel via Foursquare

Time Travel via Foursquare

by Jeff Hester · Jun 14, 2013

I’ve been using the location-based social network Foursquare since 2009. Although it will come as no surprise to those who know me, my first check-in was at a Starbucks — although I was surprised to find it was in West Hollywood. Since then, I’ve checked in 4,456 times, across the United States and around the world. […]

Filed Under: Good things, Personal, Social Media Tagged With: Foursquare, travel, video, visualization

Foursquare Check-in Insanity

Foursquare Check-in Insanity

by Jeff Hester · Mar 17, 2011

I’ve been using Foursquare since their iPhone app first came out. The promise of Foursquare has yet to be fulfilled (for me), mainly because the demographic is so specific. You’ve got to have a smart phone (which used to be more of an issue than it is today). You and your friends have to care […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: apps, badges, Foursquare, gamification, leaderboard, location aware, postaday2011, Social Media

The True Value of Social Networks

The True Value of Social Networks

by Jeff Hester · Jan 8, 2011

Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook, LinkedIn and the long list of other social networks vying for attention have captured plenty of media coverage as millions ofpeople jump on the bandwagon. The tools make it easy to build large lists — a “network” of followers, friends and so-called colleagues. Many people forget that it’s not about how big your network is. British anthropologist […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Foursquare, linkedin, postaday2011, relationships, Social Media, social networking, social networks, twitter, value

What is… Flavors.me?

What is… Flavors.me?

by Jeff Hester · Feb 25, 2010

Anyone who’s been paying attention has seen the dearth of writing going on here lately. I’ve been experimenting with lifestream focused themes that let me feed the beast that is this blog in an automated, sound bite fashion using feeds from the various services I use on a regular basis; Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Netflix, […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, flickr, Foursquare, lifestream, netflix, Social Media

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