Hi: I like that restaurants are starting to have menus on 4square. I checked in to a few, and the view menu was up towards the top left. It even had prices. On Jun 2, 2012, at 10:34 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote:
> You can also find the Check-In button in the bottom middle of the > screen, as well as in the bottom right corner. Across the bottom, > there are 5 tabs from left to right: friends, explore, an unnamed tab > which is where the check-in button is, the lists, and then your > personal tab, which will likely have your first name. I haven't done > anything with the friends tab or added any friends, since some people > that I follow on twitter are also on Foursquare and it seems like > duplicate reading to read their updates in both places. If you're > really into social networking, you could do this I suppose. I have > found the Explore tab to be interesting though, since that will show > nearby places that you can get more information on or perhaps even > check in to. This makes sense, but I have found that when on the > explore tab or in the check in screen for choosing aplace to check > into, the list of places refreshes quite regularly, especially if you > are traveling about by car or other vehicle. This can be helpful but > also frustrating. Several times I have found a place to check-in to > but then had to swipe back to it a few times since the list refreshed. > If you want to become mayor of someplace, you will have to upload a > picture. There are more settings through the site at: > www.foursquare.com > or the mobile site: > m.foursquare.com > than you find in the app. For instance, since mayorships don't > interest me, I was able to tell the service that I did not want to be > notified that I was the mayor of such and such place. > > Another interesting feature of Foursquare seems to be that it will > recommend places for you to visit based on the kinds of places you > check-in to, which can be very helpful if you usually use it in a > certain area, like near your home. From the site and the Frequently > Asked Questions area, I learned all about the kinds of badges you can > earn based on what you check-in to. After reading that, I didn't feel > as out of the loop when seeing said badges on my Twitter friends > timelines. My fiance now laughs at me when she hears the Foursquare > icon from my iPhone home screen, since she knows what I'm going to do. > She also calls me a nerd, to which I think, "Takes one to know one." > She is on Facebook through her cell much of the time, so we're even, > :) > > Regards, > Wayne > > On 6/2/12, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi: >> 4square is accessible. You open the app. Bottom right hand side of screen is >> the check in button. A list of places you are near is brought up. double tap >> the location, then flick to the right until you see check in. You can then >> leave a message, a photo, and check in to that location. You can also leave >> tips for others. For example I checked in to Zaxby's. A tip left by a >> customer said the cheese bites were good. I tried the cheese bites based on >> a tip left by another person. >> On Jun 2, 2012, at 11:46 AM, Carol Pearson wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Could you please write me on/off list, as appropriate, to give any tips on >>> 4Square. Have just installed and am not sure how to get anything >>> worthwhile from it or how to let people know where I am. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Carol P >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > > > -- > Follow me on Twitter at: > www.twitter.com/wcmerritt > My websites: > www.wayneism.com > www.whitecaneday.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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