Gotta Claim 'Em All!

Most of us with smartphones do this.

If you are the social media industry, you must do this.
if you arrive at a venue, you might do this.

CHECK-IN!

I felt as though lately that Foursquare's been dying off a bit because of Facebook Places, Gowalla, and other check-in services who are competing to get users to use their tool. I mainly do my check-ins with Facebook and Foursquare, but more so Foursquare as of late... trying to get back into the 'check-in' game to see what I can make my mark around Ottawa, and other places I go. In an article I just read, checking in is like "invisible graffiti that only people in this little world can see". I thought that was a clever and creative quote.

So my goal... claim my remaining badges (even the one in the US... I will try):

Crunked - 4x or more in a single night (completed on August 17, 2011)
Player Please! - A venue that has 3 friends of the opposite sex currently checked in (completed on August 18, 2011)
School Night - After 3:00am Sunday-Thursday
Far Far Away - 3 checkins above 59th St (New York)
Brooklyn 4 Life - 25 different venues in Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
Socialite - 3x at venues tagged “socialite” (San Francisco - venue)
Gossip Girl - 3x at venues tagged “gossip girl” (New York - venue)
Douchebag - 25 venues tagged “douchebags” (venue)
Ziggy's Wagon - 3x @ venue with main category of “food truck”
Don't Stop Believin' - 3x @ venue with main category of “karaoke” in a month
Gym Rat - 10x @ venue with main category of “gym” within a 30 days (completed on August 16, 2011)
Overshare - 10 unique checkins 12 hour period
Trainspotter - Follow BART and 10x checkin at venues. (San Francisco - venue)
JetSetter - 5 different venues with main category of “airport”
16 Candles - 5 checkins that have “birthday” shouted with them
Zoetrope - 10x @ venues with main category of “theater”
Pizzaiolo - 20x @ different venues with main category of “pizza”
Warhol - 10x @ different venues with main category of “gallery”
Babysitter - 10x @ different venues with main category of “gallery”
Swarm - Check in to a venue with 2,500 people in it
Super Mayor - Hold 10 mayorhsips at one time
Swimmies - At a pool
Great Outdoors - 10 checkins at parks and outdoors venues: Hot Spring, Hiking Trail, Campground, Beach, Lake or Scenic Lookout (venue)
Ski Bum - Check in 3x (on different days) at venues categorized at “Ski Area” or “Ski Lodge”. Becoming the mayor of one of the venue types as well seems to unlock the badge.

If you want a complete list of badges, and how to claim them, go here: http://mattersofgrey.com/foursquare-badge-list/

So let's see how many I can clear in the next year, hopefully all of it! Ohhh and make sure you add me on Foursquare! - https://foursquare.com/jackson_lo

Happy checkin' in!