I’ve written about the social app Foursquare, where you “check in” at venues you visit. One of the things you can do on Foursquare is earn “badges.” There’s the “crunked” badge for checking in at 4 different venues in one night. Last week I got the “player please” badge for checking in at a venue with 3 members of the opposite sex (it was a friend’s birthday party). If you check in at a venue that has been tagged as a boat, you unlock the “I’m on a boat” badge.
One of the hardest badges to unlock on Foursquare is the “Swarm” badge. It’s awarded when you check in at a venue where 50 people are simultaneously checked in. Most of the people who I’ve seen unlock it, got it at busy airports while waiting for connecting flights.
I’m wondering, however, if the Swarm badge will be within reach at South of Beale’s birthday party this afternoon. SOB tends to attract a very savvy crowd when it comes to social media. With complimentary appetizers from 4 to 6 (yes, the Nuh-Uh Girl is on Foursquare, in case you’re wondering), $1 Ghost River Golden until the keg runs out, and $2 birthday shots, it’s going to be a very popular place to be, and lots of folks should be checked in.
I’ve seen checkins reach the teens and even the twenties at popular events Downtown… what do you think? Can this one make it to 50?