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Foursquare @ Rosa’s Soho
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Earlier this month Rosa’s Soho hosted an event for the Foursquare Appreciation Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (try saying that backwards). David Lowe from Popup 52 has written a blog post about the event that you can view here. You can access photos of the event from Jon Choo here.
Foursquare, just in case you’ve never heard of it, is a smartphone application that allows you to share your location with friends. So, when you walk into a pub or restaurant you can “check-in” and your friends will see where you are on a Foursquare map. It’s part social network and part game because you can earn points each time you check-in. You can also earn badges for doing other, quirky things. If you raise enough points you become “Mayor” of a certain place or area.
We’re big fans of Foursquare here at Rosa’s and that’s why we were keen to help host and promote the event and the Society. Although we missed out on getting a Swarm Badge by just 4 people (we needed 50 check-ins) the attendees appeared to enjoy themselves – we did too.
The Mayor of Rosa’s Spitalfields, a postion currently held by a nice chap named Sidney Bosley (who I met earlier this month), gets a free Tea Smith Tea each time he visits. In Soho, we give a free snack to anyone that checks-in for the first time.
Give it try the next time you’re near a Rosa’s and check it out (or should that read check-it-in?)
Happy Foursquaring!
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