foursquare 101
DESCRIPTION
A Foursquare 101 overview detailing how to checkin, earn badges, set up a brand page and specials, and find any upcoming news and information.TRANSCRIPT
Foursquare 101by Matters of Grey
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Checkin To...• History• Types of users• Badges• How To's• Dont's• Business• Resources• Improvements• Q&A
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History• Dodgeball• SMS originally• Evolution
• badges• points• specials• exploring• ratings
• Compete with Yelp, Google Maps, Apple Maps
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Types of Users• Want badges• Compete for points• Compete for mayorships • Venue tips
• Specials• Explorer• Lists• Super Users• Jumpers
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Badges• Total numbers
• active• retired• never released
• Types• Core• Expertise• City• Partner
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How To's• v 6.0• Checkins• Shout• Photos• Create & edit venues• Explore• Specials• Nearby• Leave a tip• Create & add lists• Notifications
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Checkins, Shout & Photosmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Create & Edit Venuesmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Explore, Specials, Nearbymattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Tipsmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Listsmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Notificationsmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Don'ts• Fake venues• Duplicate venues• Inappropriate tips or pics• Spam• Social notifications• Friend requests• Checkins at the same time every day• Checkin places while you are supposed to be "sick"• Show up uninvited
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Business• Dashboard• Special types• Your own badge (partner)
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Dashboardmattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Special Types• Swarm• Friends• Flash• Newbie• Check-in• Loyalty• Mayor
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Your Own Badgemattersofgrey.com | @mattersofgrey
Resources• Matters of Grey
• http://mattersofgrey.com• Badge List
• http://mog.gy/4sqBdgLst• Twitter
• @mattersofgrey• Matters of Grey Forum
• http://mattersofgrey.com/forum
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ImprovementsWhat do you think would make Foursquare better?
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Q&AWhat questions do you have for us?
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ContactChaunce Dolan - @reddolan
Andy Morales - @ty_frank
MoG - @mattersofgrey