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Foursquare is a social media web and mobile
application created in 2009. Users
search for local places to check – in at, to comment on the places they have
been, the application recommends places in the user’s vicinity, and the
application suggests things for what the user likes. Every time a user checks in at a place the
user earns points. If the user is trying
to check in at a location that is not in Foursquare the user can add it. Also, if a user visits the location and
checks in the most they become the “mayor” of that place. According to Michael Porter and David Lee King
in “Foursquare for Libraries”, “Add your library as a place, or edit the entry
if someone else has already added it… Add tags relevant to the library… Add
tips and to – do lists… Add your big events… Shout – outs” (p. 23 – 24). Shout – outs are similar to status updates
that can be shared with Twitter and Facebook.
The
New York Public Library’s Foursquare account has information about their
telephone number, Twitter account, Facebook account, hours of operation, Wi –
Fi status, that they have outdoor seating, and over 400 tips and reviews. Users have left a tip or review within the
last month. This shows that the library
is promoting their Foursquare account.
Porter, M., & King, D. L. (2010). Foursquare for libraries.
Public Libraries, 49(2), 22-24.
