Comments on: Foursquare for the Holidays http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/ Driving Innovation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:00 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13071 Jake Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:46:01 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13071 You can't deny that there are mechanics to foursquare that would apply to work. I'll bet they could make the game appeal to you too. See Twitter for an example. You can't deny that there are mechanics to foursquare that would apply to work. I'll bet they could make the game appeal to you too. See Twitter for an example.

]]> By: manalang http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13070 manalang Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:15:12 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13070 I'm with Floyd. Maybe I'm beginning to hit that "old-school" age. The new and shiny objects are beginning to look out of focus.<br><br>@jake, what are you doing blogging while on PTO. Enjoy your holidays! I'm with Floyd. Maybe I'm beginning to hit that “old-school” age. The new and shiny objects are beginning to look out of focus.

@jake, what are you doing blogging while on PTO. Enjoy your holidays!

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13068 Jake Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:20:14 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13068 I know right? Heat maps are teh awesome. Enjoy your first Canadian holiday, or were you up there for Boxing Day? I know right? Heat maps are teh awesome. Enjoy your first Canadian holiday, or were you up there for Boxing Day?

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13072 Jake Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:19:34 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13072 Don't be sorry. It's really early in the adoption cycle. I heard they have tens of thousands of users. So, I expect the game to ramp up as more people join. I'm bumming that Portland hasn't got any new badges in months.<br><br>Paul and I have discussed the model at length, i.e. take a unit of work you want your users to do and wrap a game around it. There's gold in them thar hills, for enterprises especially. Don't be sorry. It's really early in the adoption cycle. I heard they have tens of thousands of users. So, I expect the game to ramp up as more people join. I'm bumming that Portland hasn't got any new badges in months.

Paul and I have discussed the model at length, i.e. take a unit of work you want your users to do and wrap a game around it. There's gold in them thar hills, for enterprises especially.

]]> By: jpiwowar http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13067 jpiwowar Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:07:17 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13067 Heat maps wooooo!<br>Enjoy your holiday week. Heat maps wooooo!
Enjoy your holiday week.

]]> By: Floyd http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13069 Floyd Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:01:06 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-13069 Sorry...tried hard with the FourSquare thing...experience did not equal hype. I can see the potential, but current state just didn't get it done for me. Sorry…tried hard with the FourSquare thing…experience did not equal hype. I can see the potential, but current state just didn't get it done for me.

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10657 Jake Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:01 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10657 You can't deny that there are mechanics to foursquare that would apply to work. I'll bet they could make the game appeal to you too. See Twitter for an example. You can't deny that there are mechanics to foursquare that would apply to work. I'll bet they could make the game appeal to you too. See Twitter for an example.

]]> By: manalang http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10656 manalang Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:15:12 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10656 I'm with Floyd. Maybe I'm beginning to hit that "old-school" age. The new and shiny objects are beginning to look out of focus.<br><br>@jake, what are you doing blogging while on PTO. Enjoy your holidays! I'm with Floyd. Maybe I'm beginning to hit that “old-school” age. The new and shiny objects are beginning to look out of focus.

@jake, what are you doing blogging while on PTO. Enjoy your holidays!

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10655 Jake Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:20:14 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10655 I know right? Heat maps are teh awesome. Enjoy your first Canadian holiday, or were you up there for Boxing Day? I know right? Heat maps are teh awesome. Enjoy your first Canadian holiday, or were you up there for Boxing Day?

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10654 Jake Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:19:34 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10654 Don't be sorry. It's really early in the adoption cycle. I heard they have tens of thousands of users. So, I expect the game to ramp up as more people join. I'm bumming that Portland hasn't got any new badges in months.<br><br>Paul and I have discussed the model at length, i.e. take a unit of work you want your users to do and wrap a game around it. There's gold in them thar hills, for enterprises especially. Don't be sorry. It's really early in the adoption cycle. I heard they have tens of thousands of users. So, I expect the game to ramp up as more people join. I'm bumming that Portland hasn't got any new badges in months.

Paul and I have discussed the model at length, i.e. take a unit of work you want your users to do and wrap a game around it. There's gold in them thar hills, for enterprises especially.

]]> By: jpiwowar http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10653 jpiwowar Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:07:17 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10653 Heat maps wooooo!<br>Enjoy your holiday week. Heat maps wooooo!
Enjoy your holiday week.

]]> By: Floyd http://theappslab.com/2009/12/22/foursquare-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-10652 Floyd Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:01:06 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=4117#comment-10652 Sorry...tried hard with the FourSquare thing...experience did not equal hype. I can see the potential, but current state just didn't get it done for me. Sorry…tried hard with the FourSquare thing…experience did not equal hype. I can see the potential, but current state just didn't get it done for me.

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