August 2010
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In Response to Foursquare's New Mayor Feature
Hey everyone,
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an entry here. I’ve been really trying hard to re-build the current site and make it more engaging the user. Based on the news story today about Foursquare adding a feature to let you know how far off you are from obtaining mayorship - I felt it was important add a response to this new story.
Here at WWIBM - we are NOT a...
July 2010
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What do you want to see in the next WWIBM release?
Hello everyone,
As I mentioned yesterday - we’re about to hit 8K registered users. I have never thought this site would be as popular as it is today. With that in my mind - I’ve gone back to drawing board - trying to craft up some new features that will make When Will I Be Mayor to best yet - however I would love your input.
So send me a reply on Twitter to @mayorplease, a comment,...
June 2010
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New Features - Sharing, Searching, and Stats!
Hello everyone! I hope you having a good weekend. Over at WWIBM, I’ve been cooking up something good for you - based on all your feedback. Today - I’ve release some new features that hopefully will get your pretty excited to use When Will I Be Mayor for your foursquare needs.
Stats -
We’ve added a nifty feature that allows you track the statistics of your check-ins. I know...
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Riding the Wave [STATS]
So it’s been about 4 days since our posts on Mashable, TechCrunch, and CNN - and we are still in shock on all the positive feedback that we have been getting and press. With that said, We thought it would be a great idea to dedicate a page to show our appreciation for all the wonderful people that have made this site what is today. You can view all the article that mentioned WWIBM at...
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About Privacy
We realize that privacy is important to everyone - especially when you are dealing with a geo-location application. That is why I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our privacy policy for WWIBM. Here are a few notes that hopefully will keep you at ease:
We do not store any historical data on your check-ins from foursquare. This means that your check-in data is not housed on WWIBM...
About "Gaming" The System
Maybe by now - you’ve seen the Mashable article about WWBIM. If not - you should read it prior to reading this post. I just wanted to post a quick follow-up on my thoughts on “gaming” foursquare via WWBIM. The article make a point that WWBIM is “gaming” the system to determine when you’ll get mayorships. The point of WWBIM isn’t to “game” the...
And now we're on Mashable! →
It’s like a dream come true! Thanks again for all your support - and let us know how we can make it better!
We've Been Featured on TechCrunch! →
It’s pretty amazing to feature with other great applications like Be The Mayor. who use the Foursquare API.
May 2010
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Monitor Emails, Check.
Hello everyone,
This morning we sent out our first batch of monitor emails that everyone had been asking about. For everyone that monitored a venue from 5/21 until now - should have received an indicating your progress your favorite venues.
From now one - you should receive an email every Sunday. If you didn’t receive the email - or you have problems going forward with the monitoring...
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New Feature - Search is King!
It’s been about 6 days since 2.0 is live, and here I am already pushing out a new feature - and its search.
Now you can search a venue and a location and get the mayor and your check-in history for that venue. While it may be a small feature - you might curious and want to see is the mayor of the world’s favorite venues like Twitter HQ, or Times Square. The possibilities are...
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When Will I Be Mayor - 2.0!
Well, I’ve listed to your feedback and I’ve put myself to work build you a better way to check how when you’ll be mayor next. In this release we’ve added brand new features such as: OAuthentication: - Now you never have to share your foursquare password with When Will I Be Mayor again! This also allows for faster processing times with getting your...
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Introducing: When Will I Be Mayor?
Sometimes an idea for a stupid website starts when you wake up. For more of you, you know what foursquare is. For those you don’t, I’m not going to waste your time. I was on the this morning, checking into the station and seeing that I had still not taken over Mayorship from my local train to my job downtown. I wished there was an easier way to find how many more times it would...