Foursquare Makes Huge Strides as Local Search Engine, Now Available to All

For the past several months, I’ve struggled to cope with an embattled relationship with the location-based social app Foursquare. I’ve resisted the urge to flood my Facebook and Twitter timeline with useless check-ins to the gym or the office. Initially, becoming the mayor of my favorite restaurant and earning badges for frequent check-ins was enjoyable […]

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Foursquare Makes Huge Strides as Local Search Engine, Now Available to All

For the past several months, I’ve struggled to cope with an embattled relationship with the location-based social app Foursquare. I’ve resisted the urge to flood my Facebook and Twitter timeline with useless check-ins to the gym or the office. Initially, becoming the mayor of my favorite restaurant and earning badges for frequent check-ins was enjoyable […]

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Blazing the Trail and Taking the Shot: Social Media in the Woods

Photo illustration by Pat DePuy and Michael Biondo “Turn that damned Gameboy off!” Ah, yes. I can fondly remember being addressed with such wisdom at family camping trips. The philosophy of our annual Adirondack escape was that of technological taboo: no cell phones, CD players, game devices or the like. One was to enjoy the […]

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