Foursquare mayorships just became more interesting

Posted on Jun 2, 2010 in Mobile

If you’re a Foursquare user, one of the perks of checking-in is the chance to become the mayor. This has added a unique competition element to the check-in game. However, you never really knew how many check-ins you needed to unseat the current mayor. Well, say no more thanks to a new application on WhenWillIBeMayor.com, you can now see how many more check-ins you need to become mayor.

To get started using the application, all you have to do is create an account and authorize your Foursquare account. The application will then load all your check-ins and will tell you how many check-ins stand between you and the current mayor. And Darren Kennedy, consider this your warning, I’m coming for you! :)

Mashable posted on a blog reviewing this application and posed the question, Should this app be considered cheating? I don’t think it’s cheating, but I do think it could have a significant impact on check-ins. For example, there are some spots that will be impossible for me to become mayor due to the fact that the person that is mayor has over 100 check-ins at that location. However, for those locations that are running specials for mayors, this application could be very useful in determining what you need to do to become mayor.

What do you think? Would you want to know how many check-ins you need to unseat the mayor? Are mayorships overrated?

  • http://twitter.com/KathleneHestir Kathlene Hestir

    This is an option I think Foursquare is crazy not to integrate into their platform. It's not cheating – it's a scoreboard. You wouldn't cover up the scoreboard at a basketball game and then at the end make it a surprise to see who got the most points – so why should it be a secret to see how many more check-ins you need to become mayor? If Foursquare partnered or updated their app with a simular function I think they would get more users and and a lot more check-ins.

  • http://twitter.com/KathleneHestir Kathlene Hestir

    This is something I think Foursquare is crazy not to integrate into their platform. It's not cheating – it's a scoreboard. You wouldn't cover up the scoreboard at a basketball game and then at the end make it a surprise to see who got the most points – so why should it be a secret to see how many more check-ins you need to become mayor? If Foursquare partnered or updated their app with a simular function I think they would get more users and a LOT more check-ins. Good find!

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  • Caramogo

    Do you have to put your Foursquare username and password? If yes, not interested at all!