I wrote a post last week sharing my first impressions of Foursquare , the much-hyped new Internet service that combines geolocation with social networking and elements of gaming.  Just as Facebook introduced core new concepts of “friends” and “status updates,” there is one core new concept in Foursquare: “checking in.”  When you arrive somewhere, you check-in to the location, announce to your Foursquare friends that you are there, and can optionally send a check-in announcement to your Facebook status feed. Checking in is a useful concept.  A GPS can’t tell if you are in the Tanuki Tavern on the ground floor of the Ganesvoort Hotel or the Plunge bar on top.  (To my knowledge, GPSs don’t do altitude.)  Nor, with 6 or so meter precision, can a GPS nail whether you are in The Brick Lane Curry House , Zerza, or Taj, all tucked tightly in a row on East 6th Street.

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Foursquare, Location Broadcasting, and Trust

Scott Fillmer portfolio and resume review.

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The Portfolio Project

Following is the full text of a guest submission I did for the Enterpreneur Corner section of VentureBeat . Given the tumultuous events of 2009, it’s easy to forget the world didn’t come to a standstill. Life continued and Silicon Valley kept innovating.

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Eight Predictions for 2010: Guest Post for VentureBeat