Archive for April, 2010

Foursquare Mayor Speaks Out

April 9th, 2010

According to @iconmaster on Twitter, the One Taco Urban Eatery was vandalized today. As current Foursquare Mayor I spoke out against the perpetrator. Find the culprit and bring him or her to justice!

Foursquare snapshot of the One Taco location

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How to Merge Duplicate Gowalla Check-in Spots

April 2nd, 2010

After becoming a Gowalla Street Team Elite member I found I could edit and merge other people’s check-in spots. This is how you do it and how you can become a member of the Street Team Elite (STE) force. To become a member of the Street Team Elite, just send a tweet to @Gowalla asking for this privilege.

Regular users can edit their own spots, but STE members can edit any location. However, if the location has  custom icon only Gowalla can edit it.

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Your Obscene Wi-Fi Network Name – Being Bad and Getting Away With It

April 1st, 2010

Wi-Fi name is Boobies

Boobies. Sugar Tits. Don’t Touch Me There. These are all Wi-Fi network names that have appeared either on my iPhone or laptop when I tried to connect to a wireless network.

I love inappropriate behavior when it is funny – like the first network name in this screenshot. How great is it that we can name something no one else will see or touch? Well, unless they come near our personal spaces then boom! Gotcha.

Wi-Fi networks are intangible so I’m not going to know who owns “Pussywillow”. We can’t punish people for being bad, so go ahead and make someone smile. Pick a naughty Wi-Fi network name then tell me what it is.

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