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Question of the day: What’s your favorite all-time Foursquare badge?
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November 16, 2011
#4sqday video blog? Careful. The Interwebz might not be ready for this.
Question of the day: What’s your favorite all-time Foursquare badge?
After our post on “most points in a check-in“, we’ve received questions about Points and what they mean.
Along with earning badges, foursquare awards points for checking-in to venues. These points are good for 7 days. For example, if you get 6 points on Tuesday and 4 points on Sunday, you’ll have 10 points total until Tuesday. Once it becomes Tuesday, you’ll only have 4 points.
Along with points, you’ll receive cute messages from foursquare. The points are given for how hard or easy the accomplishment was. Checking-in to the same place in three months awards you 2 points; easy. Becoming the mayor is worth 5 points; hard.
| Message | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aw shucks! No points for this check-in | +0 | You’ll receive this message if you check-in twice to the same venue within 2 hours. |
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Every check-in counts! |
+1 | Nothing out of the ordinary. |
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Welcome back to [state]! You haven’t been here in 10 days. |
+1 | Haven’t checked into a state in 10 days, that you’ve been at. |
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You pal [friend name] is the Mayor here (and your creeping on their turf) |
+2 | Be friends with the Mayor and be at least 8 days away from becoming Mayor. |
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You’re creeping on a friend’s mayorship turf! |
+2 | You can only get this message once a day, per venue. |
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You’ve checked-in to a place none of your friends have been before. |
+2 | |
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Welcome back! You haven’t been here in 3 months! |
+2 | |
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Come here often? That’s 3 days here this week |
+2 | |
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3 days here this week |
+2 | |
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The world didn’t end! |
+2 | Check-in to a venue on May 22nd, 2011. |
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Your first [sub-category] since you were at [venue name] in [month][year] |
+2 | |
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The Mayor is in the house! |
+2 | Check-in to a venue with the Mayor there. |
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Have a right royal knees up! |
+3 | Check-in at Westminster Abby on April, 29th, 2011. |
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Last minute tax filing! |
+3 | Check-in to a venue labeled as ‘Post Office’ on April 18th, 2011. |
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No points for your first April Fool’s Day check-in…Psych! |
+3 | Check-in to any venue on April 1st. These points can only be earned once. |
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Happy Mother’s Day to all moms on foursquare! |
+3 | Check-in to any venue on April 8th. These points can only be earned once. |
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Happy Father’s Day to all moms on foursquare! |
+3 | Check-in to any venue on April 19th. These points can only be earned once. |
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Summer Solstice Bonus! |
+3 | Check-in to any venue on April 21st. These points can only be earned once. |
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You’re first check-in at [venue name]! |
+3 | |
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VIP! You’re hanging out with the Mayor! |
+3 | Check-in to a venue with the Mayor there, and you are friends. |
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You’re the Mayor! |
+3 | |
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First time at [venue name]! |
+3 | |
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Happy Earth Day! Alternative transport FTW! |
+3 | Check-in on Earth Day at bus, rail and subway system. |
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Mayor bonus |
+3 | |
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East Coast Earthquake Survival Bonus! |
+3 | |
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New state! |
+4 | Check-in to a new state. |
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New state ([state name]) |
+4 | Check-in to a new state. |
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Welcome! This is you first check-in in the state of [state]! |
+4 | Check-in to a new state. |
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This place is swarming! |
+4 | Check-in to a venue with more than 50 other users. |
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BFF Bonus: 4 days with [friend name] this week! |
+4 | |
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BFF Bonus: 5 days with [friend name] this week! |
+4 | |
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BFF Bonus: 6 days with [friend name] this week! |
+4 | |
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Wow, the last time you saw [friend name] was at [venue name] 3 months ago! |
+4 | |
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Your first [sub-category]! |
+4 | Could be ‘Baseball Field’, Playground, Restaurant, Park, School, for example. |
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It’s your birthday! |
+5 | |
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Welcome! It’s your first check-in in [country name]! |
+5 | |
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You just became the mayor! |
+5 | |
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[Number] miles since your last check-in. |
Varies | Can be unlocked by checking in 350+ miles since your last check-in. |
*Red text means a special check-in.
I’m sure we’ve missed some. So help us add to our list! Write a comment of the exact message and points given. Don’t forget to include the location of where you check-ed in!
What is the most points you’ve had in one week? In your foursuqare app, click on ‘ME’. You’ll see the points from the last 7 days, including your largest.
Before leaving for work, I shouted a quick good morning to my fine friends on foursquare. I like to send a shout every now and then that is not connected with a check-in or shared with Twitter or Facebook. To me, the foursquare shout is under-utilized. I think the isolated shout is important because it emphasizes that foursquare is not just a subset of Twitter or Facebook crowd- it is its own community.
But while I was keying in my shout, I had trouble finding the word after “good morning.” And thought, “Is there a universal term for a person who uses foursquare? Just what do we call each other?”
So here are some things that ran through my mind:
While “foursquare user” is probably the most proper, and “foursquare fan” the most fun, I went with “4sq-er” because it was it was, um, awkward and drew attention to itself.
I’m wondering what other terms and 4sq slang people use to refer to each other. So I now turn the question to the foursquare community itself:
What word do YOU use describe other people who use foursquare?
Leave your answer in the comments, and we’ll tally the responses and try to come to some consensus.
