Foursquare: Helping Criminals Rob, Rape, Beat and Kill you since 2009

By Sparklingjem
Social networking sites have gone mad. Every second person you meet is developing a ridiculous idea for a social networking site e.g  A social network specifically for gay Puerto Ricans that enjoy Croquet. Luckily, most of these fail, but truly some of the most bizarre manage survive.

Facebook I get, I'm a little bit of an addict myself. Twitter seems as if it is mostly populated by self proclaimed wives of Justin Bieber, Twilight groupies or young black MCs hoping to spread their message through poetry and rap music. MySpace is infested with rock bands trying to get their music "out there" and marketing companies trying to look hip and sell us things we don't need. That's where my experience ends. The list of social networks goes on and on and I haven't heard or tried most of them. Then I stumbled on one called Foursquare. (find out which social network is right for you!)

My friend on facebook started using it and on my wall I saw a message pop up, "Sarah Smith has checked in @ Cambridge Place Mall."

My first reaction was “well that takes all the fun out of stalking”. What is the point of stalking someone if they update their current location every time they go somewhere? Secondly, how do you avoid people you don’t want to see if you've just told your facebook network, most of who fall into that category, where you are? Thirdly, isn't it dangerous and/or stupid to make your exact whereabouts known to potential strangers. Foursquare might as well have posted:

"Sarah Smith has checked in @ Cambridge Place Mall. Please rob, steal, beat, kidnap her and hold her for ransom. We'll let you know if she goes anywhere else"

Who would want to enroll for such a thing, you may ask? Apparently, a lot of people as Foursquare has a growing network of 6.5 million and there is no end in site as people seem to be developing an addiction for sharing information. In the old days we used to complain about our nosy neighbours who spent their time looking over the garden fence, now electronic voyeurism is the norm. I have a gloomy vision of a future in which we all have Blackberries implanted into our wrists whose satellite function tracks us and updates our location to the exact geographical co-ordinates, perfect for missile attack, something to look forward to eh?

*Names and locations used have been changed to protect identity of the moron.... 

Category: Funny