Foursquare for Old Farts

Foursquare has been very popular in New York since it first came out. I recall thinking it was an interesting concept, but with my old crappy phone (with no GPS) it didn’t really work. So while I signed up for Foursquare, I never used it.

Hey, now I have a cool phone with GPS. Using Foursquare is a snap. It automatically detects where I am and shows me all the places nearby I could be checking in. And since it’s been around for a while now, there are a gazillion places in my neighborhood to check in. I can actually check in to my apartment building.

But, um, why? I mean, I get it if you are single and out on the town all the time. But for an old fart with kids, what exactly is the point? Become the mayor of Walgreens?

Sigh, clearly I’m too old to be hip…