The only FourSquare I know about is the one I played in 3rd grade.

The social networking site FourSquare was just recently brought to my attention. I feel as though every day more and more social networking sites are being created which are becoming more innovative and accessible to all interested users. Well, after a friend told me about FourSquare, I decided to research it and see what it was all about.

Put simply, to my understanding at least, FourSquare is a mixture of Facebook and Twitter, which some of its own unique added twists. Not being a member of FourSquare I feel it is a little difficult to really get the feel of what it offers, but after watching a few videos and browsing the website I've learned some things about it, and here are just a few key aspects of FourSqaure:

• First, you can link FourSquare with you Facebook, Twitter and address book.
• You use FourSquare only with you cellphone. (Of course one that has Internet access) If you do not have a cellphone with Internet access, there is a way to do it via text messages.
• There is a GPS setting that must be turned on if order for FourSquare to know where you are. Where ever you are FourSquare lists places that are around you, if they place you are at is not listed, you may add it.
• You submit "check-ins" to your FourSquare account telling your friends in all of your social networks where you are and what you think of the place, using a lot of detail.
• You are able to check out tips from friends and other uses to find reccomendations on places that they have "checked in" to.
• You earn badges and points based on where, when and how often you check in to your FourSquare account.
• If you check in at a location more than anyone else you become the "major" of that place. It is possible to get certain rewards from the businesses you become the major of for being a loyal customer.
• FourSquare costomers are offered certain specials at some businesses just for being a member. (mostly because they want you to "check in" their business and say good things about it)

Whenever I am somewhere that I am unfamiliar with I am always looking for new places - good new places - to go to. This includes restaurants, places to go for fun and even just scenic places. I feel as though FourSquare would be really useful in that sense, and also open your eyes to new places that you may have never visited if you were not a FourSquare member. I'm not really one to join sites such as Twitter or to make Facebook status' on where I am because I don't think people really care to know what I'm doing at every moment of my life; but I think FourSquare took the "where are you" feature to a whole new level and has intrigued me to want to join it.