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That's what my friends and I did. I had a couple of check-ins and thought, "what's the point of this?"
by trafficlight 15y ago
That's what my friends and I did. I had a couple of check-ins and thought, "what's the point of this?"
- Meai 15y agoHaha, this is the same exact thought when I was introduced to Facebook in 2007. "Okay so...I can uhm..look at pictures of my friends and write messages to them through tiny boxes? Okay, why would I not just use Email?" I was sure the website would be a failure. They even required you to register before showing you any content! How could that ever work? Actually I still have no idea on that one.
- billpaetzke 15y agoWhat's the point of producing (checking in)? I'm not sure. Good karma for the benefits of consuming? But consuming, yes there is a gain. You can use the "explore" feature to see what's a good place for [X] in your radius. Doesn't just limit to your neighborhood though. I used it when traveling in Bangkok to verify local suggestions to which bars/clubs are good. Or when you're in Vegas, you can see which hotel's club is going off. If a place has 4 check-ins vs 5 vs 12 vs 20, then you can extrapolate that the "20" place is poppin'.
- brianbreslin 15y agoFor the average user the benefits really are slim. I'd consider myself an early adopter and giver of a benefit of a doubt to most of these sites, and i've certainly suffered check-in fatigue. I go into 4sq maybe once a month now. MAYBE. The deals in it aren't that exciting, badges don't interest me, maybe i've gotten burnt out on it.