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Foursquare is the new Dodgeball

Dennis Crowley is making a successor to Dodgeball called Foursquare. It's an iPhone app that treats nightlife like a video game.

Users rack up points based on how many new places they visit, how many stops they've made in one night and who else has been there. You become a "mayor" of a hot spot if you're there often. [...] "People get kind of competitve about this." There's a "Leaderboard" which lists the most adventurous users with the most points.

(via fimoculous)

By Jason Kottke  •  Mar 11, 2009  •  cities   Dodgeball   Foursquare   iPhone apps

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