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The second act of the check in
- suking 15y agoWhat was the first act? Pump tons of $ into companies and never make it past the early adopters...? Outside of S.V. I don't think anyone ever checks in. I never have and I literally don't know anyone who has.
- Blocks8 15y agoI think the check in started as a way to communicate 'This is what I'm doing right now' tied to a location. I've found more value in the 'this is what I did in the past'. So the utility of the check in isn't instant, it's faith that one day it will be useful.
- suking 15y agoHow will it be useful? I just don't see the point right now. Maybe if Starbucks or some restaurant said check in and get 50% off - but that isn't very sustainable either - more like 1-off events.
- scottkduncan 15y agoI think checking in could make sense as a part of something like life analytics. Maybe a mint.com for your life, where you check in (and perhaps check out) of places you go daily or weekly. You get a dashboard of how much time you've spent in each place and this allows you to recalibrate habits that have built up over time. Do I really want to spend that much time grocery shopping? Maybe a delivery service is for me. Am I spending enough time exercising? Does my girlfriend dominate my life too much? There do seem to be possibilities beyond just "this is where I am now!"
- Blocks8 15y agoGreat point- life hacking is much easier when you have the data to look at.