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Maybe you’ve heard of Foursquare — that trendy mobile app that lets you and your friends check in when you go somewhere — but chances are you haven’t heard of FourWhere. It’s a search engine for location-based social networks, starting with Foursquare, but planning to expand to Gowalla and others. Just like third-party apps started popping up for Twitter as it got more popular, you can expect to see a lot more of these add-ons for location-centered networks in the future.

So, what does FourWhere do, exactly? It’s like a mashup of Google Maps and Foursquare, allowing you to find venues and the comments people have left about them. Just right click anywhere on the map to bring up nearby venues. Clicking on a location shows you how many people have checked in there and what tips they’ve left. You can even filter out venues with no tips.

FourWhere is handy, but not perfect. I noticed that a lot of comments were labeled “more than 6 months ago,” when they were actually made recently. Also, one of the most important pieces of FourSquare information is missing: who’s the mayor? If you could use FourWhere to pick out vulnerable spots to grab a mayorship, it would be a lot more useful.


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