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By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:41:02 +0000

Chris:

That pretty much sums up my strategy for how I ran the leaderboard in NYC, with two additions:

1. Always search for a venue before checking in (points come from places in the database). If a place doesn’t exist in the database, add it before checking in.
2. Seek out new places you expect won’t be in the database. This keeps you from accidentally checking in a stale place (some place you checked in earlier in the week) and guarantees you get full points for a first time visit.

Well done in Seattle!

By: Beej

Beej — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:43:25 +0000

Great post. I find myself a bit addicted to foursquare. I was the King of Philly last week, which is more like a Grand Duke, since Philly doesn’t have alot of users yet. I’d like to see User Based Activity badges to pop up soon. I work with an Improv Troupe called The N Crowd and I’d love to try to get people to track us down and check in during specific times at specific venues to earn our badge.

By: Abbey

Abbey — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:50:18 +0000

I think I will try this too, except I have an old timey phone that doesn’t even take photos, so we’ll see how long my patience lasts. My old-timey phone is brand new though. I predict that I will be the mayor of kid-friendly places on the Eastside within the month.

By: Chris Brummel

Chris Brummel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:35:48 +0000

@femmebot – I don’t know if I’d go as far to say that the rules are tacit. I regularly see people checking in at their houses and work for points. Or clearly cheating by checking into dozens of places in a few hours.

By: femmebot

femmebot — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:41:45 +0000

Well done! I managed to come in 2nd last week in NYC. Although the rules are tacit, I agree that you need to stay there and at least buy something (save for a few exceptions, like the Free Cone day today at Ben & Jerry’s!) I also like to divide up my meal so I get my coffee and dessert elsewhere. It actually winds up cheaper that way plus I get exercise. In my case, it helps that I don’t work in an office and often have to work in a cafe or meet clients at various venues.

By: Rob Kelley

Rob Kelley — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:44:48 +0000

Chris:

That pretty much sums up my strategy for how I ran the leaderboard in NYC, with two additions:

Well done in Seattle!