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--- checkincoupon [2010/05/05 22:07] – 67.23.194.98
+++ checkincoupon [2024/01/31 04:08] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 === Common steps ===
   * Cafe signs up
-  * Cafe registers their foursquare/gowalla/buzz location
+  * Cafe registers their foursquare/gowalla/google-buzz location
   * Cafe creates coupon
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     * con: requires user to know about coupon service
   * Coupon bot listens to followees for checkins
+  * coupon bot sends message user with coupon
 === Plan B ===
-  * Coupon bot listens to locations.
+  * Coupon bot listens to registered locations.
+  * Coupon bot tweets with user's twitter handle and coupon
-=== Finally ===
-  * coupon bot sends message user with coupon
 === API Research ===
-PDX Airport most popular checkin spot in portland
+PDX Airport most popular checkin spot in portland. The checkins for the last 3 hours are exposed.
 curl -u login:password http://api.foursquare.com/v1/venue?vid=35132
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       <ismayor>true</ismayor>
       <user>
-        <id>554035</id>
+        <id>554xxx</id>
         <firstname>Angela</firstname>
         <lastname>D.</lastname>
         <photo>
-          http://playfoursquare.s3.amazonaws.com/userpix_thumbs/IJRHQLWBWGRDK45Z.jpg
+          http://playfoursquare.s3.amazonaws.com/userpix_thumbs/IJRHQLWB5XXX.jpg
         </photo>
         <gender>female</gender>
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 get notified at random when checking in.
+$ curl -u login:password http://api.foursquare.com/v1/user?uid=554xxx
+  <user>
+    <id>554XXX</id>
+    <firstname>Angela</firstname>
+    <lastname>D.</lastname>
+    <photo>
+      http://playfoursquare.s3.amazonaws.com/userpix_thumbs/IJRHQLWBWGXXXX.jpg
+    </photo>
+    <gender>female</gender>
+    <twitter>hertwittername</twitter>
+    <facebook>12345</facebook>
+  </user>
+Even though we are not foursquare friends, the contact information is exposed. Most conviently
+the twitter handle is exposed. A twitter account for this same bot could public-tweeet
+@user you've got a $1 off coupon at store X for the next 15 minutes! Any good twitter
+client will pick up that tweet in search.