4 Places Where You Shouldn’t Check In On Foursquare

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Foursquare has really emerged over the past few months as the go-to platform for geo-location. Many of my friends on the platform check in frequently—some up to 10 or 12 times a day.

Whenever I log onto the app on my iPod Touch, I’m able to quickly browse and see where everyone is (or has been) at a given time. Some of the locations, however, literally shock me.

Here are four places where you should not check into if you are on Foursquare.

1. Your house or apartment complex

The more people that I’ve seen on Foursquare, the more often I’ve seen these kinds of checkins. Unless you are absolutely desperate to become the mayor of a given place, there is absolutely no reason to put your house or apartment complex on Foursquare.

People will probably accuse you of “cheating” the Foursquare points system through all of your checkins at your home location.

In addition, checking in at your own house could be a major personal security risk. Are you willing to share your home address and location with everyone in the world?

2. Train stations on your route

If you live in a city with a train system, you should not check into every train station along your route.

While checking in at your beginning and ending location is acceptable, I’m pretty sure that no one is interested in seeing a new train station in their Foursquare feed every 5-7 minutes. People could also interpret this as cheating the Foursquare points system.

3. Cemeteries

I’m pretty sure that this one is self-explanatory. Yes, while these kinds of checkins are rare, they are out there.

If you are attending or currently at a funeral, you probably should not be checking in on Foursquare, much less on any social networks.

4. Anywhere you don’t actually go

As Foursquare continues to add new users on a near-daily basis, users that have been on the platform for a while may be tempted to pass some false checkins to maintain their mayorships.

Realizing that others may do it, resist the temptation to do it yourself. One of the driving factors behind Foursquare’s success is the integrity behind the user checkins.

Are there other places that I missed? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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