Foursquare's logo with a guy on it

I’ve totally signed up for yet another social networking site to experiment with – Foursquare! I’ve no idea what sort of use I’m going to get out of it and I’m pretty sceptical about it. My scepticism is a big reason for why I haven’t joined up despite having known about it for a while.

The idea behind it is that you tell people where you are, provide tips for your friends if they go there and accumulate points for adding new places, going to places… etc. If you go to a place more than anyone else, you get the title of Mayor of that place. Some businesses are apparently using this to give discounts/specials to whoever is mayor of their business on Foursquare. Interesting idea.

From a total paranoia point of view, it seems like the perfect service for serial killers to track the movements of their targets from the comfort of their own home (yes, I have been watching Dexter). I’m not totally a fan of telling people where I am at all times and neither do I think people really care? I do like the idea of being able to look up a set of tips from people about the place you are at, that seems like a great idea.

Note to self: come up with awesome website idea before it’s too late. Avoid things that’ll help criminals.