According to a recent article by CNN, the "Twitter" of 2010 may be a new social media service called Foursquare. Foursquare is an odd site to pin down. It's part Twitter (with a similar tweeting function), part personal location tagger, and part geo-cache-esque game. Apparently, people earn rewards for checking in at various locations. If one checks in enough, they are dubbed "mayor" of that town. Beyond all the fun games and dazzle, the site seems pretty simple. It's Twitter, but with a location tag so that your friends know where to find you.
Will this be the Twitter of 2010? I'm not so sure. Some may find that giving away their location for others to see is a bit creepy. Some may not be too thrilled about being the mayor of a town or spot...particularly if they want to move. However, I imagine that a cult following will grow, with people who get addicted to game side of it. Will it be as big as Twitter, or involved in some cutural revolution in a Middle Eastern Country? I doubt it, but I do imagine that this is not the last time that I will hear about, or you will read about, Foursquare.
Check it out: foursquare.com
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