Ari Herzog
JULY 29, 2014
After 2,240 check-ins, 669 photos, 106 tips, 46 badges, and 21 mayorships, I deleted my Foursquare account. ” “I never used Foursquare to find places; I used and still use Yelp.” ” “I used Foursquare for the function that is now on Swarm. Please sign up to receive blog posts by email.
Ari Herzog
JUNE 1, 2012
Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago.
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Ari Herzog
OCTOBER 21, 2010
Shea Sylvia , a Kansas City web geek and early adopter of shiny new internet tools, wrote on her blog in July 2010 that she was creeped out while eating at a restaurant with friends — when the hostess came over and told her she had a phone call. I saw that you checked in there on Foursquare, Shea,” he said. This is Brian.”.
Ari Herzog
DECEMBER 18, 2011
Citing privacy concerns and not wanting strangers to know where I was every moment I checked in to a location, I deleted my Foursquare account 14 months ago. Forrester Research recently surveyed 37,000 mobile users and in its report issued this month, a mere 2% of those users had Foursquare accounts. My past caught up with me.
Ari Herzog
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
Who could predict the rationale for deleting my Foursquare account would cause the largest spike in this blog’s history of daily readership? You can see the Foursquare article is responsible for the mountain. You can see the Foursquare article is responsible for the mountain. Friday, October 22 saw 686 visitors.
Ari Herzog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Here is a short list of some older blog articles that are popular for a reason. 90 is the number of comments about blog lurking , illustrating why you choose not to comment. 140 is the number of comments about my Foursquare account deletion , proof that you want to know where and what I eat. To Close or Moderate Blog Comments.
Ari Herzog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
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