Comments on: London goes live on Foursquare – get ready for the madness http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/london-goes-live-on-foursquare-get-ready-for-the-madness/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:21:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: albüm dinle http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/london-goes-live-on-foursquare-get-ready-for-the-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-452500 albüm dinle Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:33:53 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=11521#comment-452500 bisel anlamadim bu konudan baska konuya gelelim bisel anlamadim bu konudan baska konuya gelelim

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]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="507665392">Darren J Smith</fb:name> http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/london-goes-live-on-foursquare-get-ready-for-the-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-269238 Darren J Smith Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:07:35 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=11521#comment-269238 I'd also have to disagree Alex. Foursquare isn't trying to be a venue rating system, there are a million sites that do that already. For example, Yelp on the iPhone does that exceptionally well. Foursquare is first and and foremost a GAME. I've been beta testing foursquare in London for the last week and the light, competitive nature of the game with your friends is highly addictive... and there was only with 3 of us! The possibilities of are endless for location based social networking (http://d.tumblr.com/post/198498181/foursquare-in-2015), but foursquare is the only company that makes it fun to share your location... especially once it grabs that early market share. I’d also have to disagree Alex. Foursquare isn’t trying to be a venue rating system, there are a million sites that do that already. For example, Yelp on the iPhone does that exceptionally well.

Foursquare is first and and foremost a GAME. I’ve been beta testing foursquare in London for the last week and the light, competitive nature of the game with your friends is highly addictive… and there was only with 3 of us!

The possibilities of are endless for location based social networking (http://d.tumblr.com/post/198498181/foursquare-in-2015), but foursquare is the only company that makes it fun to share your location… especially once it grabs that early market share.

]]> By: Rob Hudson http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/london-goes-live-on-foursquare-get-ready-for-the-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-269233 Rob Hudson Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:50:41 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=11521#comment-269233 Alex, I disagree. I've found Rummble a bit over-confusing and, crucially, none of my friends are on it. If foursquare can get market share then the other stuff comes later. Right now I'd love to be able to see the most popular places in London, even if that is just on headcount. I realise it's a bit one dimensional but if they can get enough users then other features can follow. Alex, I disagree. I’ve found Rummble a bit over-confusing and, crucially, none of my friends are on it.

If foursquare can get market share then the other stuff comes later. Right now I’d love to be able to see the most popular places in London, even if that is just on headcount. I realise it’s a bit one dimensional but if they can get enough users then other features can follow.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="508392694">Alex Housley</fb:name> http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/08/london-goes-live-on-foursquare-get-ready-for-the-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-269231 Alex Housley Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:34:01 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=11521#comment-269231 There's definitely value in checking-in and finding out where your friends are, however I'm not yet sold on the value of winning badges or becoming major of a place and believe most people will get bored of becoming the virtual major of Starbucks. IMHO FourSquare fails because it has no way of determining whether you like a place other than to make a judgement based upon a short review/tip or number of check-ins. There's no transitivity or quantifiable way to determine if a place is worth visiting. If I were to base this upon number of check-ins, then early activity in London would make it appear that Old Street Tube Station is the place to be! Rummble is a London-based startup that enables you to rate locations and receive personalised ratings in return, so you are rewarded by finding other places that YOU will like and your nearby friends. Feeding the trust profile algorithm with ratings increases the size of your trust network and improves personal score accuracy. Ironically, Andrew Scott founded Playtxt in 2002, which featured check-in functionality via SMS - but this was obviously way too early for mass consumption. I'm watching FourSquare with great interest and hope this service will help spread awareness of location-based social apps and increase understanding of privacy issues. Disclaimer: I'm heavily involved in Rummble, but not a full time employee, yet! There’s definitely value in checking-in and finding out where your friends are, however I’m not yet sold on the value of winning badges or becoming major of a place and believe most people will get bored of becoming the virtual major of Starbucks.

IMHO FourSquare fails because it has no way of determining whether you like a place other than to make a judgement based upon a short review/tip or number of check-ins. There’s no transitivity or quantifiable way to determine if a place is worth visiting. If I were to base this upon number of check-ins, then early activity in London would make it appear that Old Street Tube Station is the place to be!

Rummble is a London-based startup that enables you to rate locations and receive personalised ratings in return, so you are rewarded by finding other places that YOU will like and your nearby friends. Feeding the trust profile algorithm with ratings increases the size of your trust network and improves personal score accuracy.

Ironically, Andrew Scott founded Playtxt in 2002, which featured check-in functionality via SMS – but this was obviously way too early for mass consumption.

I’m watching FourSquare with great interest and hope this service will help spread awareness of location-based social apps and increase understanding of privacy issues.

Disclaimer: I’m heavily involved in Rummble, but not a full time employee, yet!

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