lite-code | design / develop / educate | grand rapids, michigan

I recently jumped on board with a new kind of social networking tool. But instead of it focusing directly on me, it basically wants to know where I am. It works by checking-in to a business or public place that a lot of people visit, such as Schools, Parks, Government Buildings and anything else that someone would visit that isn’t considered residential or work. You earn points and badges for visiting places and in a way you will find yourself checking in to see if you have become mayor. That’s right!, you can become Mayor of a restaurant or your favorite coffee shop by simply checking in more than anyone else.

There is no limit to how many times you can check into a place, so it does work on the honor system and will also announce to your friends where you last checked in. The local businesses love this in Grand Rapids, especially on Wealthy St. as there is an elite group of people running around the city checking into anywhere they go. I find myself walking through a grocery store and noticing they have some really nice organic apples, so I then remember to “check-in” and I add a tip to the store, which will pop up a message to the next few people who check-in to the grocery store and announce my message about the organic apples.

When I first heard about Foursquare, I thought it was just another one of these random Social Networking Tool thrown into this over-saturated trend of web apps. But I was wrong! It is a cool little app especially if you are a striving business in a small or large city. This is just one more simple way for me to easily market lite-code, inc. as well as help my good friend when I check into his local business (Urban Pharm).Click the appropriate device above to the install the app and start keeping track of your daily errands and activities.