Comments on: foursquare is a game, not a location app – and that’s why it works

By: Clone Spotting, No. 2: Foursquare vs. I’m In | Nanoomi.net

Clone Spotting, No. 2: Foursquare vs. I’m In | Nanoomi.net — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:18:35 +0000

[...] addition, I’m In claims to place more emphasis on the “social” side, rather than the “game” element Foursquare has. This means a livelier comments section, with more people apparently [...]

By: Clone Spotting, No 2: Foursquare vs I’m In | Seoul Space: Startup Incubator. Coworking Hub. IT Blog. Localization Agency.

Mon, 02 May 2011 23:40:35 +0000

[...] I’m In claims to place more emphasis on the “social” side, rather than the “game” element Foursquare has. This means a livelier comments section, with more people apparently [...]

By: Clone Spotting, No 2: Foursquare vs I’m In

Clone Spotting, No 2: Foursquare vs I’m In — Mon, 02 May 2011 08:16:20 +0000

[...] I’m In claims to place more emphasis on the “social” side, rather than the “game” element Foursquare has. This means a livelier comments section, with more people apparently [...]

By: Reputation and Game Mechanics Are the Future of Social Software | Spigit

Reputation and Game Mechanics Are the Future of Social Software | Spigit — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:37:59 +0000

[...] But Foursquare is even better known for its game mechanics. The site has compelling attributes: [...]

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By: Online multiplayer games teaching management « Esko Kilpi on Interactive Value Creation

Thu, 13 May 2010 20:38:26 +0000

[...] the network environment right, there are some readily available lessons from which to learn: We can learn from Foursquare, Facebook likes and the of World of Warcraft. The takeaways from Foursquare and Facebook likes is [...]

By: Reputation and Game Mechanics Are the Future of Social Software | CloudAve

Reputation and Game Mechanics Are the Future of Social Software | CloudAve — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:16:14 +0000

[...] But Foursquare is even better known for its game mechanics. The site has compelling attributes: [...]

By: Thos003

Thos003 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000

It’s both a game and location-app giving it more widespread appeal. Of course I think of google and SEO as a game as well. =)

By: thos003

thos003 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:30:41 +0000

It's both a game and location-app giving it more widespread appeal. Of course I think of google and SEO as a game as well. =)

By: 2010: the year of “game mechanics” as marketing | Separate Piece

2010: the year of “game mechanics” as marketing | Separate Piece — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:27:18 +0000

[...] went somewhere the utility of Foursquare would have never been discovered. They knew this and they built a game. You start out “playing” foursquare and you end up “using” it (as you might use [...]