The main app was now focused on location discovery, while Swarm was created to handle the social check-in side of things. The reason? To streamline the two seemingly disparate functions so that each feature could flourish without encumbering the other.
That sounds like a good idea in theory, but check-ins and mayorships were so integral to Foursquare's identity that removing them seemed like a bad move. Recently, Foursquare decided to re-integrate global mayorships into Swarm due to user demand. But that might not be enough to win back its once-loyal user base. As someone who was a fan of Foursquare and even its predecessor, Dodgeball , I was open to the idea of the split.
The old app did feel a little stale, and perhaps a split was enough to get me to use it again. However, I'll admit that I was disappointed that Foursquare had removed the concept of mayorships -- the idea that you could be the "mayor" of a location if you had the highest amount of check-ins at that place. Instead, Swarm limited "mayorships" to just your social circle, which meant that a single location could have multiple "mayors.
It loses its meaning entirely. When asked why it did this, a company spokesperson said it was to make mayorships seem more attainable, plus you were competing against people you knew instead of strangers. Additionally, she said that while badges and mayorships had been a great way to introduce people to Foursquare, the team wanted people to use it "past the onboarding point.
As expected, removing mayorships wasn't a very popular decision. So, Foursquare brought the old mayorship mechanic back. We thought our old Mayor game was more fun. So we fixed it. Swarm -- You thought our old Mayor game was more fun. Group types are checkin and venue.
Not all items will be present. The groups included are subject to change. The value is a list of all of the current user's assigned roles for this venue. Possible values for each element of the list are manager and employee.
Subject to change as additional roles may be defined. If the venue is part of a chain, this will be a user object referring to the chain. For venues that are being managed and not part of a chain, this will contain a user object that uniquely refers to this venue. Was this page helpful? An object containing none, some, or all of address street address , crossStreet , city , state , postalCode , country , lat , lng , and distance.
An array, possibly empty, of categories that have been applied to this venue. Boolean indicating whether the owner of this business has claimed it and verified the information. Contains checkinsCount total checkins ever here , usersCount total users who have ever checked in here , and tipCount number of tips here. Contains the hours during the week that the venue is open along with any named hours segments in a human-readable format.
An object containing url and mobileUrl that display the menu information for this venue. With so many new users joining the fray each day I thought I'd share a handful of Foursquare privacy tips to help you understand the risks associated with using the service.
Keep moving for specifics; chances are you'll be glad you did when you learn you've avoided an awkward encounter with an old ex or annoying "Friend-of-a-Friend. These "off-the-grid" check-ins are great for when you want to gain Foursquare points or increase your number of check-ins at a given venue, but don't want to be surprised by anyone you know dropping in. To check in off-the-grid, simply use a Foursquare mobile application--available for BlackBerry, iPhone and Android on Foursquare.
Your location and check-in information will then be displayed to Foursquare friends only as "Off the grid. You may constantly check in to a venue or establishment, but for whatever reason, you don't want to be a "Mayor," since the title can be seen by anyone who views that venue on Foursquare. This is an easy problem to solve.
First, you can visit Foursquare.
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