autobiographical storytelling via foursquare

January 5th, 2010 • posts i've written

While I was home, I experimented with a new use for Foursquare – I used Foursquare to stitch together the story of my childhood.

I listed my home as ‘the childhood home of @bud_caddell’, a house nearby became ‘first crush, age 8′, another home was ‘lost best-friend, age 13′ … and so on. I tried to document both the pivotal and trivial, where I fell off my bike, and where I fell in love.

Foursquare adoption is still trickling in back in Conroe, but I wonder now how people will react to these little clusters of storytelling hidden among the data when or if the service picks up pace there.

Related posts:

1. why foursquare must sell out
2. core principles of transmedia storytelling
3. the travels of bud caddell – conroe, texas

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1. Johanna January 5, 2010

   at 1:21 pm

   Whoah. Wouldn’t it have been cool if Audi had Foursquare when they did Art of the H3ist?

2. Emma January 5, 2010

   at 1:37 pm

   I love this idea. Very whimsical. And I’m sure those that find it will feel like they get a glimpse into something personal.

   But do you think it’s fair to post these “locations” on an app like foursquare which already deals with a mass amount of incorrect and incomplete information as is?

3. Bud Caddell January 6, 2010

   at 3:49 pm

   @Emma,

   As someone that pretended to be a fictional character from a TV show on Twitter – I think it’s important to use platforms for “play” or for novel activities. I think that it keeps these places more interesting. Certainly you can disagree, though.

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