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Foursquare Takes Over College Campuses

cbnetwork | September 17, 2010

You know we’re big fans of Twitter, but we’ve also had our eye on the social media phenomenon known as Foursquare. And it seems that the good folks over at Foursquare have made our Friday even better now that they’ve announced their Foursquare for Universities program.

The gist of Foursquare is that you use your smartphone to “check in” to wherever you happen to be at the moment–be it the mall, a concert, or your after-school job–and you let all of the other people in your social network know where you are so that you can meet up. Show up at one place often enough, and you’ll unlock cool “badges” and perhaps even earn the title of “mayor” for that particular venue.

Now take this concept and put it on a college campus. Major coolness will ensue, especially for those of you looking to go to one of those huge schools with campuses that resemble small cities. Not only will you be able to connect with friends wherever they are on campus, but you’ll also be able to make new friends that you might not have otherwise connected with, except for Foursquare.

Ah, social media. Bringing the world closer one tweet, status update, or check in at a time. What do you think? Love it or hate it?

–The CollegeBound Network

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