I’ve been using Foursquare for a few months now and unlike most people find it really addictive rather than pointless. For those who don’t know Foursquare is a location based social network which allows you to “check in” to venues throughout the world. The locations automatically get posted to your Foursquare page and you can add and view tips for each venue. If you check into a venue more times than anyone else you become mayor, and there are “badges” awarded for completing a number of different objectives.
The main reason I find Foursquare so interesting is that you can view all of your check in history on Google Earth. This feature is not promoted as well as it should be by Foursquare, so this is how you do it.
- Log into your Foursquare account
- Select the “History” tab from the horizontal navigation menu
- Select the RSS icon on the right-hand side of the page
- Select the KML feed link from the list of feed formats
The KML file should download and allow you to view your history in Google Earth.
You can download Google Earth from here.
Pingback: 3 Reasons Why YOU Should Be On Foursquare