Why I won’t be Foursquare-ing with you in the near future.

 Ok I get it.  Finding stuff and getting points is addictive.  Pop that in a box for now.  Foursquare (or as I like to call it overshare) is a prime example of people not sharing sensibly.  Put aside the whole potential for stalking etc (apparently some people do that for kicks these days) but it’s the whole I’m Mayor of X or Y.  This is the stuff that gets Social Media a bad rap creating a nation of oversharers.  It’s fine to do it of course but keep it to yourself and allow us to tap into it if we want to.  Obviously things like Twitter I can unsubscribe etc but you, the general Foursquare loving public, need to save the update pumping through RSS etc.  I’m no grump or uber privacy nazi when it comes to social media (although there are limits!).  Hell I’ve flash mobbed and video recorded brutal police beatings with the best of them (not so much on the last but you get my point).  The only person that likely wants to know you are in a Starbucks is… Starbucks (or their competitors).  Where you WILL be could be more useful.

If I wanted to locate you 24/7 I’d tag you with a GPS right after getting a gun and shooting myself in the face.  I think the music industry will agree that sometimes sharing isn;t caring.  All this said I can see there are fantastic opps to make money, market and discover new places and connect with people in the real world (which is always nice) but as with all technology – make sure you are using it and it is not using you. See below for the Beeb interview that talks a little about this.

Or am I missing the point on this platform?  Have I just seen one too many updates today.  Should I be sharing like there’s no tomorrow?

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