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Your Life…As Depicted By Foursquare

04.27.2010 by Maggie McGary // Leave a Comment

I saw this tweet today by @eric_andersen: “Great point! “Foursquare can paint a very vivid picture of your life”–and had to laugh because I can’t help but think this exact thing every time I use Foursquare. As in, my life, as depicted through my Foursquare activity, is exceedingly lame. Seriously–I mean, by the looks of my Foursquare activity you’d think I was an obese housewife who lives in the burbs (I’m the mayor of Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonalds, 7-11, Rita’s, Taco Bell/KFC, Sam’s Club, T.J. Maxx, Homegoods, Rite Aid, CVS and Giant Food). With a drinking problem (I’m the mayor of Olney Beer & Fine Wine).

Well, actually, now that I type that out I realize that aside from the obese part and the drinking problem part (really!), I am a mom who lives in the burbs (albeit not a housewife) so it’s a pretty accurate depiction of my life. Sigh.

I’m old enough to be ok with that, but if I were one to be concerned with my personal brand, the post @eric_andersen was tweeting about makes some good points. As in, if I cared more about my personal brand maybe I’d skip checking in at…well, basically all the places I check in.

She also makes some good points about HR stuff like don’t call in sick then later check in at a movie theater, and you also might want to watch those week-night check-ins at bars. And be mindful of your privacy settings and how much you share on Twitter and Facebook.

The bottom line is no matter how tightly you lock-down your Foursquare profile–limit your friends to only people you know, don’t publish to Twitter or Facebook–you’re still putting a lot of information about yourself out there, both from a personal privacy standpoint and a personal brand standpoint. Be careful, um-kay?

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