Reconsider your Foursquare-to-Twitter behaviour in 2011

2011 is a year for me to reconsider a lot of things. I am hoping it will be the year when either (a) Foursquare finds a way to add value and help build a community or (b) people will manage to make Foursquare work. Or alternatively (and hopefully) people will stop cross-linking their Foursquare to Twitter. Because, seriously, some people I really like on Twitter do it (in my opinion) too frequently. And most of the Foursquare-to-Twitter tweets I see don’t provide any value. Sorry folks, I know that includes several of my friends, but I’ve told you this to your face too, so it’s not like I am saying it behind your back.

In 2011, please reconsider your Foursquare-to-Twitter behaviour. In the little impromptu poll I did on whether people found value from Foursquare tweets, the vast minority were saying “yes, I find value”. And those who do find value, it’s because the tweeter in question provides additional context within the Foursquare check-in.