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 system - but just to give you an idea on how you are doing. “Gaming” to me - is affecting the outcome of something, while I think we are just providing “guidance” on mayorships.

With all the new promotions out there to become Mayor of venues to gain discounts at your favorite shops - I figured that this would be a great application to track that progress - and the indent wasn’t to allow people to game the system - rather give them insight into their history on foursquare.