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Foursquare, goodbye

March 31, 2013 by robertforto Leave a Comment

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Logo for Foursquare (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There comes a time in every man’s life when he just has to let go.

For some it is the 30 inch waist line they had back in high school when they woo’ed the girls in their acid washed jeans and pegged legs.

For others it is that hobby of collecting Beanie Babies that their neighbor announced on Facebook and he finally came out of the proverbial closet.

For me it is my ‘almost’ four year addiction to Foursquare.

I woke up last Sunday and realized, what in the hell am I doing? I am here collecting virtual badges for no other reason than to one-up my family and friends.

I was once the mayor of my hometown and several others across the country. I had almost 8,000 check-ins and left some, what I thought was valuable, tips at several locations and so many ‘friends’ that I reached my limit.

Why?

I have no idea. I never received any REAL benefit of playing this stupid little game. I did acquire a stalker or two though. One time a lady walked up to me at Home Depot and said she followed me on Foursquare. I don’t even know how she knew who I was since my profile picture was a cartoon of my dog. Another time a dog training client drove ALL the way to Willow so they could check-in at our place.

Like other addiction, I don’t know if I have quite hit rock bottom yet. I still have the app on my iPhone and I just might check in to leave that extra-special tip or maybe snag the next ulra-hip badge.

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Robert Forto is mushin’ down a dream in the wilds of Alaska while with his wife and kids at Fortos Fort

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Filed Under: Alaska, Daily Post Tagged With: app store, Beanie Babies, Dennis Crowley, facebook, foursquare, Home Depot, iphone, twitter

The Daily Post: IntoNow

April 13, 2011 by robertforto Leave a Comment

Okay, okay, I may be a dork but with the breadth of technology that is literally in the palm of our hands how could we not all dream of being the next George Jetson?

I have also been drunk on the Apple juice for far too long. My iPhone is going 18-20 hours a day–texting, Twit-facing, You-tubing, surfing and occasionally even ringing.

While I love to find new apps, I have hardly even scratched the surface as to what is available.

But I found one about a month ago and I need to rant and rave about it for a bit

It is called IntoNow

IntoNow has got to be the coolest app on the app store. It is a couch potatoe’s dream. The technology is nothing short of amazing.

[Follow Into_Now on Twitter]

According to their website: “IntoNow makes engaging with your friends around your favorite television shows easy and fun. Just tap the green button when you’re watching and IntoNow will identify the show, right down to the episode. Once identified it’s easy to share with friends on Twitter or Facebook.”

How do they do this you may ask:

Its called the sound print platform. For those of you that have tried Shazam for music, you know exactly what I am talking about.

SoundPrint is what is known as a fingerprinting technology. Some how they have developed a way to quickly identify a show based on the audio on your It is magic!

I have used this app at least 200 times in the last few weeks and it only got one show wrong and that was because the guy narrating the show does other shows as well!

[Download the app here]

Check this out–SoundPrint by the numbers:

4-12 seconds of audio to make a match

130 channels of live television

266 years of video in the index

2,610,000+ individual airings

You have got to check this out. It is ultra-cool!

What is your favorite app?

 

Robert Forto | Team Ineka | Alaska Dog Works | Mushing Radio | Dog Works Radio | Denver Dog Works | Daily Post

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Robert Forto is a musher training for his first Iditarod under the Team Ineka banner and the host of the popular radio shows, Mush! You Huskies and Dog Works Radio Shows

 

 

Filed Under: Daily Post, Robert Forto, Tech Tagged With: app store, dailypost2011, IntoNow, iphone, robert forto, soundprint, Tech, tv shows

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