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In the Foursquare service, badges are rewards players can earn for checking-into various places. Once a badge is earned by a player, it will remain on that user's profile indefinitely.

The Foursquare staff are very secretive about how to unlock many badges. There are a handful of introductory badges that are earned as milestones in usage. Some badges are tied to venue "tags" and the badge earned depends on the tags applied to the venue. ^[1] Other badges may be specific to a city, venue, event, or date. Some badges utilize identical icons, but are earned differently. There are a few known badges that are named similarly, but applied differently, specifically Far Far Away, Trifecta and I'm on a Boat.

[edit] Known Badges

Badges are listed below, ordered by the incremental identifier reported by the foursquare system.

id	name	active	message	notes
0	BFF [2]	No	%u266B The only one for me is you, and you for me %u266B 10 checkins togeeetthhherrrr! %u266B
1	Newbie [3]	Yes	Congrats on your first check-in!
2	Adventurer [4]	Yes	You've checked into 10 different venues!
3	Explorer [5]	Yes	You've checked into 25 different venues!
4	Superstar [6]	Yes	You've checked into 50 different venues!
5	Bender [7]	Yes	That's 4 nights in a row for you!
6	Crunked [8]	Yes	That's 4 stops in one night for you!
7	Local [9]	Yes	You've been at the same place 3x in one week!
8	Super User [10]	Yes	That's 30 checkins in a month for you!
9	Player Please! [11]	Yes	Look at you, checking-in with 3 members of the opposite sex! Player, please!
10	School Night [12]	Yes	Checking-in after 3am on a school night? Well done!
11	Far Far Away [13]	Yes	Welcome to the world above 59th Street!	geo-specific
12	Brooklyn 4 Life [14]	Yes	That's 25 checkins in Brooklyn for you!	geo-specific
13	Photogenic [15]	Yes	You found 3 places with a photobooth!
14	Gossip Girl [16]	Yes	Spotted: A true foursquare socialite. Chuck Bass would be impressed. xoxo
15	Douchebag [17]	Yes	Double pop that collar, son!
16	Animal House [18]	Yes	Off the Wagon appreciates your business. COLLEGE!
17	Socialite [19]	Yes	Keep this up and you're going to end up on Valleywag with Julia Allison
23	Far Far Away [20]		Well done escaping downtown Austin - though $5 bucks says you're at Salt Lick :)	SxSW 2009
25	Panel Nerd [21]		Three days at the Convention Center before noon! Your boss would be so proud!	SxSW 2009
26	Slut [22]		Three different hotels! You're like the Paris Hilton / Bret Michaels of SX!	SxSW 2009
27	Redford [23]		Nice job sneaking off to see some films (one of the best parts of SXSWi). Gold Badges unite!	SxSW 2009
28	Porky [24]		Oink oink, you filthy little BBQ lover!	SxSW 2009
29	Trifecta [25]		Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 6: Frog / Digg / Facebook / Goog / 32-Bit / The Decider	SxSW 2009
30	Entourage [26]		Look at you, checking-in with 10 of your friends in tow! You so popular!	SxSW 2009
31	PV Bender [27]		Three late-nights at the PV House! You working on that Slut badge?	SxSW 2009
32	Overshare [28]	Yes	10 checkins in 12 hours! Next up: tweeting that you unlocked this Overshare badge?
33	Survival [29]		However-many-days you were at SX, you survived. Well played and see you next year!	SxSW 2009
34	Digg Shindigg [30]		Welcome to the Digg Party. I bet the... OMG!!! KEVIN ROSE JUST TOUCHED MY SHIRT!!!	SxSW 2009
35	Karaoke RV! [31]		You found the Karaoke RV! Now go queue up some GnR! "You know where you are? You're in the jungle baby!"	SxSW 2009
36	Party Crasher [32]		What else did you expect checking-in with foursquare at the Brightkite party? Anyone down for a dance off?	SxSW 2009
55	Thriving Ivory [33]		You've checked-in at Thriving Ivory's Fillmore show. Head to the merchandise table and show your TI badge to score some free swag!	venue & date specific
56	Internetz Week [34]		Welcome to internet week! Five new badges for the next five days! What, wait.. no free drinks here? NEXT PARTY!	Internet Week
57	Dot Com Baller [35]		Look at you in your fancy suit up on that fancy roof! You're the Young Jeezy of the NY Tech scene!	Internet Week
58	Trifecta [36]		Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 5: Ignite / Yelp / Digg/ Thrillist / College Humor / Webutante Ball!	Internet Week
59	I'm on a Boat [37]		%u266B I'm riding a dolphin doing flips and shit / This dolphin's splashing, getting everybody all wet / But this ain't Seaworld, this is as real as it gets / I'm on a boat, motherf***er, don't you ever forget! %u266B	Internet Week
60	Webby [38]		A wise microcelebrity once said: 'I won a Webby' is the new 'I have a website.' You may not have be named King or Queen tonight, but please accept this Webby as a token of just how special we think you are.	Internet Week
61	Ziggy's Wagon [39]	Yes	Waffles and tacos and dumplings and BBQ and... looks like you've found 3 of your city's legendary food trucks. Enjoy!
62	Don't Stop Believin' [40]	Yes	%u266B Just a small town girl / Living in a lonely world / She took the midnight train going anywhere! %u266B That's 3 karaoke field trips in a month! Treat yourself by slaying a lil' Bon Jovi.
63	Gym Rat [41]	Yes	10x trips in 30 days? Go reward yourself to the nastiest double cheeseburger you can find (bonus points for cheesy fries and milkshakes). And ps: you look nice today!
64	Mr. Bill [42]		Oh nooo! Mr. Bill! (and happy bday from Eris team foursquare!)	venue & date specific
65	Trainspotter [43]	Yes	Driving around SF is soooo 2008, hence the special shoutout for your 10th BART checkin. Public transportation is the new Prius!	geo-specific
66	Boxee Fan [44]		You took the L train to Brooklyn to attend a software party! Pretty hardcore.	venue & date specific
67	Road Warrior [45]	Yes	You're making the world a mappier place one checkin at a time!	client specific
69	Intel Insider [46]		Intel would like to welcome you to CES! Remember, what happens in Vegas ends up on Foursquare, Twitter and Facebook. Drinks on us!	CES 2010
70	Intel - All Ears [47]		Shhhhhhhhh! Otellini speaks! Intel CES 2010 FTW!	CES 2010
71	Intel - Work It [48]		Thanks for joining Intel at CES! Exercise that Core!	CES 2010
72	CES 2010 [49]		Congrats! Your checkin to the Las Vegas Convention Center just unlocked the CES Badge. Welcome to the world's largest and coolest tech show!	CES 2010
73	JetSetter [50]	Yes	Hopping around the world one airport at a time... congrats on your 5th airport checkin and safe travels!
74	16 Candles [51]	Yes	Treat yourself to another cupcake - that's 5 birthday shoutouts from you!
75	Zoetrope [52]	Yes	That brings you to 10 movie theater checkins!Now, can you pick us up a large popcorn while you're up?
76	Pizzaiolo [53]	Yes	This badge is reserved only for the true pizza connoisseur: slices from 20 different pizza places. Well done!
77	Jobs [54]	Yes	3 Apple Store checkins!Show this badge to the hipster at the Genius Bar to redeem your new Apple Hoverboard!(... or not)
78	Warhol [55]	Yes	That sure is a nice collection of art gallery checkins (10 different galleries!)
79	Babysitter [56]	Yes	Forget those "Bender" and "Crunked" badges - you've conquered the playground circuit!(10 checkins!)
80	Swarm [57]	Yes	50 people are also checked-in here - it's a foursquare flashmob!
83	Super Mayor [58]	Yes	A special shoutout for holding down 10 mayorships at once!
84	I'm on a boat! [59]	Yes	%u266B This ain't Seaworld, this is as real as it gets / I'm on a boat, MF'er, don't you ever forget! %u266B
85	Yard Bird [60]	Yes	Congrats on mastering Harvard Yard on Foursquare! You're looking (and acting) smarter all the time.	geo-specific
86	Metro [61]	Yes	Thanks for Waking up with the Metro! You've checked in near Metro pickup locations on 3 different mornings!	geo-specific
87	Journal Mo [62]	Yes	Merci d'e matinal avec Mo! Fcitations! Vous avez drrouille badge Mo.	geo-specific
88	Bravo Newbie [63]	Yes	Congratulations! You've taken your first step into the BRAVO world. (It's not as scary as it sounds!)
89	Real Housewife [64]	Yes	Way to drink, eat, shop, and spa like a Real Housewife!
90	Top Chef [65]	Yes	You wear the term "foodie" as a badge of honor, and now have BRAVO's Top Chef Badge to prove it.
92	Fashionista [66]	Yes	You've found the key to BRAVO's Launch My Line insignia. Now, go find us some sales!
94	Foodie [67][68]	Yes	You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That's 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!	Released 2/9/2010
95	Transit Champion [69]	Yes	Holy moly transit champ, You sure know how to get around Metro Vancouver! Thanks for going green and riding with TransLink!
96	On Location [70]	Yes	Get ready for your close up! You've just earned the On Location badge by visiting five of Chicago's iconic movie locations.	Released 2/6/2010
97	Celery Salt [71]	Yes	Hold the ketchup & drag it through the garden! You've earned the Celery Salt badge for visiting 5 places that serve Chicago-style hot dogs!	Released 2/6/2010
98	Chicago Blues [72]	Yes	Sweet Home Chicago! You've earned a Chicago Blues badge by visiting 5 stops on the History of Chicago Blues Tour (downloadchicagotours.com)	Released 2/6/2010
99	Valentine's Day [73]	Yes	Ooh la la! This is your 2nd checkin at a great date spot for Valentine's Day. How romantic! Next up: bring your date to see "Valentine's Day", in theaters February 12th!
100	NY Times Olympian [74]	Yes	You've just checked into a venue recommended by The New York Times during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Go for the gold!	2010 Vancouver Olympics

[edit] Unconfirmed Badges

These badges have not yet been confirmed "in the wild", but their existence is indicated by placeholders that appeared in the official foursquare iPhone app on Feb 1 2010.

These badges are related to a deal with Bravo TV. ^[75]

id	name	active	message	notes
	Hair Aware [76]	Yes	Message unknown, filename related to the Bravo show Shear Genius	Released 2/1/2010
	Lookin' for Love [77]	Yes	Message unknown, filename related to the Bravo show Millionaire Matchmaker	Released 2/1/2010

These badges are related to a deal signed with the HBO show How To Make It In America. ^[78]

id	name	active	message	notes
	Culture	Yes	Message unknown, NYC-specific and related to HBO's How to Make It	Released 2/9/2010
	Living	Yes	Message unknown, NYC-specific and related to HBO's How to Make It	Released 2/9/2010
	Cocktails	Yes	Message unknown, NYC-specific and related to HBO's How to Make It	Released 2/9/2010
	Nightlife	Yes	Message unknown, NYC-specific and related to HBO's How to Make It	Released 2/9/2010

[edit] References

1. ^ Foursquare co-creator on privacy, Easter eggs http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10215732-2.html
2. ^ BFF
3. ^ Newbie
4. ^ Adventurer
5. ^ Explorer
6. ^ Superstar
7. ^ Bender
8. ^ Crunked
9. ^ Local
10. ^ Super User
11. ^ Player Please!
12. ^ School Night
13. ^ Far Far Away
14. ^ Brooklyn 4 Life
15. ^ Photogenic
16. ^ Gossip Girl
17. ^ Douchebag
18. ^ Animal House
19. ^ Socialite
20. ^ Far Far Away
21. ^ Panel Nerd
22. ^ Slut
23. ^ Redford
24. ^ Porky
25. ^ Trifecta
26. ^ Entourage
27. ^ PV Bender
28. ^ Overshare
29. ^ Survival
30. ^ Digg Shindigg
31. ^ Karaoke RV!
32. ^ Party Crasher
33. ^ Thriving Ivory
34. ^ Internetz Week
35. ^ Dot Com Baller
36. ^ Trifecta
37. ^ I'm on a Boat
38. ^ Webby
39. ^ Ziggy's Wagon
40. ^ Don't Stop Believin'
41. ^ Gym Rat
42. ^ Mr. Bill
43. ^ Trainspotter
44. ^ Boxee Fan
45. ^ Road Warrior
46. ^ Intel Insider
47. ^ Intel - All Ears
48. ^ Intel - Work It
49. ^ CES 2010
50. ^ JetSetter
51. ^ 16 Candles
52. ^ Zoetrope
53. ^ Pizzaiolo
54. ^ Jobs
55. ^ Warhol
56. ^ Babysitter
57. ^ Swarm
58. ^ Super Mayor
59. ^ I'm on a boat!
60. ^ Yard Bird
61. ^ Metro
62. ^ Journal Mo
63. ^ Bravo Newbie
64. ^ Real Housewife
65. ^ Top Chef
66. ^ Fashionista
67. ^ Foodie
68. ^ Foursquare Inks Deals With Major Media and Entertainment Brands http://mashable.com/2010/02/09/foursquare-media-deals/
69. ^ Transit Champion
70. ^ On Location
71. ^ Celery Salt
72. ^ Chicago Blues
73. ^ Valentine's Day
74. ^ NY Times Olympian
75. ^ Bravo! Foursquare Snags a TV Partnership http://mashable.com/2010/01/31/bravo-foursquare-snags-a-tv-partnership/
76. ^ Hair Aware
77. ^ Lookin' for Love
78. ^ Beyond the Badge: Big Media Brands Strike Foursquare Deals http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=141977

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Here’s my top 9 Twitter Directories to make sure you are listed on:

1. Twellow – Right now the crown jewel of Twitter directories.  If you only bother with one on this list, choose Twellow.
2. Wefollow – My personal favorite for the simple design and usability.  Built by Digg co-founder Kevin Rose.
3. Twittercounter – My 2nd favorite as it acts as a statistical tool as well.
4. Twitterholic – Another one of those directories that ranks users by followers.  Kind of fun to see where you rank based on filters.
5. JustTweetIt – A directory of Twitter users sorted by categories. Nothing groundbreaking here, but just another large directory to list yourself to be found.
6. Geofollow – GeoFollow allows you to list yourself geographically and categorically.
7. Tweetfind – Free Twitter yellow and white pages directory.  Not the best looking directory, but front page on Google for “twitter directories”, so worth the listing.
8. Twibs – Only really applicable to businesses, but everyone is selling something right?
9. Hashtags – This is simply a directory of hashtag users on Twitter.

What do you think? Is their value in these directories? Do you use them?

A couple days ago, we launched several new features aimed at enhancing the professional conversation in LinkedIn groups. We call one of those features “following”.

Following makes it easier for you to see contributions made by your connections and other people you value within your groups. To get you started, you’re already following all of your connections and they’re following you. But it doesn’t stop with your connections: to follow someone who is not a connection, just click “Follow Their Name” under their name on a discussion page or on the Member page in your group.

Now when you go to your My Groups page, you’ll see updates about what the specific people you’re following have contributed to the groups you share. Updates from the people you’re following (and your updates to the people who are following you) also appear on the Overview page of each group you share. All of this makes it faster and easier to interact with your own personal “group within the group.”

For more information about Following, check out our FAQ.

Go ahead, check out your groups and start following!

I am a huge fan of what LinkedIn could do, but the site's functionality hasn't kept up with other sites. I think this is a solid improvement and certainly gives hardcore users another valuable feature.

Facebook is the primary social network on which consumer-focused companies maintain one or more profiles, cited by 83 percent of respondents compared with 45 percent for Twitter. Business-to-business companies maintain a presence on both social sites with 77 percent maintaining a profile on Facebook and 73 percent on Twitter.

Among those using social media for business purposes in their jobs, 62 percent visit company or brand profiles on social networking sites and 55 percent search for business information on these sites.

It's interesting that a higher percentage of B2B companies have a Twitter profile, compared to B2C companies. I would have flip-flopped the two.

LinkedIn had a chance to be THE place for businesses but just simply dropped the ball. That's my "expert" evaluation.

Come 2010 and there will be more tweets on this planet than the tweeps that exist. This is what it seems like if we go by the number of tweets Twitter users post each day. Oh, if you you're all new to this Twitter fad, tweeps are nothing but the twitterised term for people on Twitter.

So, what we are on about here is that Twitter seems to have recently crossed the 5 billion tweets barrier with a Twitter user Robert Sloan managing to post the tweet numbered 5000000000. Now, it certainly does mean it was the tweet number 5 billion, but was it really the five billionth tweet considering there were millions of deleted tweets and of course pre release test tweets on the site? We never know unless of course Twitter comes with a detailed blog post on how it counts tweets. Anyway, that doesn't seem to matter here anyway as long as the tweet is numbered 5000000000.

The Pentagigatweet as Robert Sloan has named the hapless five billionth tweet was eventually deleted by him making things more confusing. So, the 5000000000th tweet no longer exists on Twitter and we do not have a clue who's tweet was next in line to Robert's so that the person can be given due credit.

Now, for some mind boggling facts. The five billion figure mark for any website in terms of anything is impressive. Be it the page views, status updates, number of users or anything else for that matter. That taken into consideration, it was just in November 2008 that Twitter had passed the measly one billion updates mark! In the 11 months after that, there has been more than fourfold increase in the number of tweets. Going by the way things are moving it could be just a few months until there are ACTUALLY more tweets on the planet than there are humans. So, what are you doing?