Apps like GetGlue, which offer check ins and other social interactions around existing TV content, aren't a good fit for how people watch TV now, because they ignore its essentially passive nature.
It seems the best apps are those that offer check-in after the fact.
Instead, the company announced, it would offer check-ins and ambient location-sharing via a new app called Swarm and the new and improved Foursquare would focus solely on place recommendations, essentially turning Foursquare into a direct competitor to Yelp.
One way is to strike more deals with credit card companies like its AmEx deal, which offers check-in specials redeemed at purchase by swiping your credit card.
I am actively sharing terrible motivational quotes; the strangest articles the internet has to offer; and checking in to various public parks in the middle of the work day.
More recently, Loopt upgraded its mobile offerings to offer a check-in where you can also review a place and help recommend things for your friends to do, called Pulse.
And special offers each time you check in appear almost immediately.
(These are in addition to Yelp Special Offers and Check-In Offers, which already appear on mobile).
They offer three different times to check in throughout the day so you're sure to be able to have the opportunity to try and land some press.
Hotels already offer automated check-ins and check-outs for guests.
Alaska Airlines, based in Seattle, is the first airline to offer wireless check-in.
