Foursquare: a mobile GPS-game claiming the laurels on Twitter
Web Services Devices / / December 19, 2019
Previously, it was all sorts of mobile geolocation services AH - Google Latitude, BrightKite and others. Sense in using them was not much, and everyone who watched them, after 2 days to forget about them. Then came geokeshingovye game, about which we recently told you.
Now everyone's lips game, which not only allows you to mark places, but also turns it into exciting game, where participants quickly drawn into it and give a lot of private data service :)
The essence of the game is very simple. You sign up for the service and install in your phone client software. Platforms supported:
Then you should be celebrated in the places that you visit: bars, cafes, offices, homes, etc. And then the fun begins!
For each site visit you get a certain amount of points, you will be charged, plus a variety of medals and awards. The system will be familiar to those who played in Quake Live. Following the results of this celebration, you can become the mayor of the place :) In fact, it is for the possession of places and is the main battle. Further, the system should enter into partnerships with the networks of the restaurant and are regular users will get all sorts of discounts and honor.
Service is growing rapidly, and soon he was waiting for the golden age, especially after being in iPhone firmware 4.0 will Automatic tracking of your location.
Due to its simplicity and elegance of the service can be a kind of geo-tweeter. hurry to learn it first.
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