my niece is on vacation and i've been keeping tabs of her through Swarm.
so ok, she checked in here. she checked in there. since she's in a foreign country, the place names sometimes display two versions: the local name in local characters in addition to the english name in the english alphabet.
yesterday though was i surprised when i saw her check in someplace with a name purely in the local characters.
me: 'haha... how'd she know this is where she should check in? she can't read the characters!'
uhm, yeah, she could have compared. the app is supposed to display first/suggest the venue closest to where you are anyway. plus it could show names in other languages.
on my end, even if i don't understand the characters, i could see the category of her check-in. i could also see photos of the place uploaded not just by my niece but by other users of the app as well.
even from afar, i know that she went to this tallll building, to a theme park, to outlet stores, to a karting place...
she is having fun and i'm so happy she can nondisruptively let me know her whereabouts real-time and i can check her out without being obtrusive.
thank you, Foursquare Swarm... : )
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