The easy set up of the Foursquare for Windows place-oriented app would really require allowing it access to your location at installation. The easiest way however to sign up for or sign in to Foursquare is with Facebook, using the Windows Phone app ofcourse. There will be a white screen that said Success, but with a security warning.
The Foursquare app shows a sliver of a local map across the top, then options for Explore, Activity, and Profile. Below this are tile buttons for Specials, Best Nearby, Saved, and More… The last expands to a dizzying number of categories, like Trending, Arts,
If you chose Outdoors, It would tell that two people were at the Empire State Building, and that that is popular with out-of-towners. First, on a beautiful day like this, I can swear that there are more than two humans up there, and second, is there anyone in the country who doesn't know that the Empire State Building is popular with out-of-towners? Digging into the "Tips" revealed that the spot has a "great view."
A list of nearby bars, restaurants, and cafes occupied the center of the app's interface. There were three entries for the Gansevoort hotel. Everything was listed in yards away from me, but the order of entries wasn't by distance, with some closer places coming later. Perhaps they were the most frequently checked-into places around me, but simple proximity would have been best.
"Specials" are one of Foursquare's main draws. I found things like 10 percent off a meal if you check in with three friends, a free drink at a sandwich place for first-time check-iners, and a free drink if you buy 15 dollars' worth of food. I've never been too big on these coupon deals, since often they make you spend more money than you intended to in the first place or make you go somewhere you wouldn't have otherwise. But there are plenty of folks who get off on this sort of thing.
One cool feature on the Foursquare Windows Phone app was Tap + Send. When I first saw this, I wasn't really sure what I was sending; it turned out to be for contacts or establishments, and it also turns out to be a Windows Phone exclusive feature! So not only is Foursquare one of the minority of Windows Phone apps that doesn't suffer in comparison with its iOS and Android counterpoints, but actually offers something over them.
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