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Yeah, I never really got the value of a service like Foursquare when social networks allowed you to share all of this information already. The checking in feat
by Spoom 15y ago
Yeah, I never really got the value of a service like Foursquare when social networks allowed you to share all of this information already. The checking in feature is clever but at least for me doesn't solve any yet-unsolved problem. (Additionally, I didn't like the idea of publishing my location at various times of the day, but that could just be my own paranoia.)
I think the average user might be looking at Foursquare and thinking, "OK, what else?" They need to provide a good answer to that question.
- viscanti 15y agoActually, I think they're facing the opposite problem. They don't need more. They're already trying to do too much. Is it a checkin service or a location review service, or is it a way to find discounts? To Foursquare's credit, they realized that checkins were just a feature and not a business by itself, so they've begun to expand. The problem is that there isn't a clear direction to where they're going. Apps that do a better job of providing reviews will likely win on that front. I see Foursquare's biggest potential in location based deals. I think that's muddled by their focus on everything else though. So I'd agree that they're in trouble. They aren't doomed, but they need to find their focus quickly or they'll be the next Gowalla.