Just a few days after announcing its check-ins would now appear in Bing maps, Foursquare has made a second announcement; check-ins are now on Google maps too. Along with Gowalla and Brightkite, two similar location based mobile social networking games, Foursquare is visible in Google maps via a browser accessible application called Checkin Mania.
What's to see?
Anyone using Checkin Mania will see venues Foursquare users have added in the game, plus tips and visitor information like who the mayor of that venue is and who else is there. Overall, this is a pretty cool idea. It's a very futuristic way of looking at Bing and Google maps where users can look for reviews or opinions rather than locations only.
Note: When I accessed Checkin Mania for the first time, I was able to see almost every venue tagged in Foursquare but after a reloaded, I wasn't able to see the games information. In fact, Gowalla was the only network I could see in the app after the first reload. Is anyone else having this problem?
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