My @Foursquare Friending Criteria
Foursquare is a fun game and in some cases a useful tool. I've become quite fond of it despite a bout of craziness that ensued early on in my Foursquare usage. That little bit of insanity however did give me pause and made me think about how I wanted to use the application. Below is a short list of criteria that I use to determine whether I will friend someone on Foursquare:
- Do I know you well enough to feel comfortable in letting you know where I am and where I've been? I'm not an overly paranoid person but if you and I just met last night and you are sending me a Foursquare invite this morning, you probably aren't going to make the cut immediately.
- Are you a fun person? As you can see by the "bout of craziness" link above this is not an exact science. To me, Foursquare is a great app for having fun with friends. My buddy Chad Northrup and I are constantly ribbing each other over the Mayorship of our favorite liquor store and Starbucks. I like having fun and I don't mind other people poking fun at me, that's who I am. If I don't feel that you could handle a little teasing from time to time then you aren't right for my list.
- Do I want you to comment on my location or potentially show up after I've checked in? This is an odd one but SO important. There are a lot of people whom I would call friends, and sometimes family members fit here too, but I wouldn't want them seeing me check in to Starbucks. Why? Because they have demonstrated stalker-like and time sucking vortex powers of epic proportions. We all have these friends. We love them but we can only take them in small doses. If you are a "I'll see you when I see you type of friend" then you aren't going on my list.
That's pretty much it. It's not a self righteous bullshit list where I tell you how you MUST use Foursquare to stay in my good graces. It's a social tool that I use for fun and to stay connected with other fun people.
BTW: I'm not offended if I don't make your cut. I've got several people who have yet to accept my Foursquare invites and I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm sure they've got their criteria too.






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