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Foursquare Badges: A Not-So-Comprehensive List

UPDATE!!

This post has been updated to a new page! Please make sure to update your bookmarks. The new page, and the most complete list, is at http://thekruser.com/foursquare/badges/.

I have been asked on more than one occasion about foursquare badges. What are they? How many are there? How does one acquire them? And so on, and so forth. Well, my friends, without further adieu, here is a list of what I know. Albeit incomplete, it is a list, nonetheless; there are several more to go. The more I learn, the more I will post. Until then, enjoy! Where you see a city in parenthesis, that is a city-specific badge.

The Badge	The Name	What to do to get it
	Adventurer	Check in to 10 different venues.
	Babysitter	Check in to venues tagged “playground”. Unknown number of check ins required.
	BART	Check in 10 times on the BART system. (San Francisco)
	Bender	Check in 4 nights in a row.
	BFF	Check in 10 times with the same person.
	Birthday	Send 5 birthday shout outs.
	Boat	Check in on a boat, I guess? No idea.
	Boxee	For taking the L train to Brooklyn to attend a software party. ‘Cause, why not?!? (New York City)
	Brooklyn for Life	Check in 25 or more times in Brooklyn. (Brooklyn…duh!)
	CES 2010	For checking in at the Los Vegas Convention Center during CES 2010. (Las Vegas…again, duh!)
	Crunked	Check in 4 or more times in a single night.
	Digg SxSW	Check in to the Digg party. (Austin)
	Douchebag	Awarded for checking in at places tagged with “douchebag”. Unsure as to the number of check ins required.
	Entourage	Check in with 10 people at the same time.
	Explorer	Check in to 25 different venues.
	Far Far Away	A local badge. Differs from city to city. (Various)
	Internet Week	For checking in during Internet Week. Again, no idea. (New York City)
	Jetsetter	Check in to 5 different airports.
	Jobs (old)	Check in to 3 Apple Stores.
	Jobs (new)	Same as above, but the icon has changed. Special thanks to TraumaHoundNDS for letting me know!
	Don’t Stop Believin’	Check in to 3 different venues tagged as “karaoke” in a month.
	Karaoke RV	Check in to the Karaoke RV. No idea what that is either. (Austin)
	Local	Check in 3 times at the same place in one week.
	Newbie	Awarded for your first check in.
	Overshare	Check in 10+ times in a 12 hour period.
	Panel Nerd	Check in 3 times at the Convention Center before noon. (Austin)
	Party Crasher	For checking in to the Brightkite Party. (Austin)
	Photogenic	Check in to 3 different venues tagged as having a photo booth.
	Pizzaiolo	Check in to 20 different Pizza Shops.
	Player Please	Check in to a place that has three members of the opposite sex currently checked in.
	Porky	Checking in at a BBQ place? (Austin)
	School Night	Check in after 3:00am on a school night.
	Super Mayor	Achieve 10 simultaneous Mayorships.
	Super Star	Check in to 50 different venues.
	Super User	Check in 30 times in a single month.
	Survival	You survived SxSW (whatever that is). (Austin)
	Swarm	Check in to a place where 50+ other foursquare users are currently checked in. ~~My question is, if you are number 49, do you get the badge when number 50 checks in?~~ Special thanks goes to @karianne for clearing this up. Apparently, you do get it if you are number 49! Thanks, @karianne for letting us know!
	Thriving Ivory	For checking in to the Thriving Ivory Fillmore Show. (San Francisco)
	Trifecta	Check in to 3 of the Big 6 Name Brand Parties: Frog, Digg, Facebook, Goog, 32-bit, and The Decider. (I have no idea what this means!)
	Warhol	Check in to 10 different venues tagged “gallery”.
	Zeotrope	Check in to 10 different movie theaters.

Have a correction or addition? Please comment and let us know! Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed your stay. While you are here, check out some of the related posts!

UPDATE!!

This post has been updated to a new page! Please make sure to update your bookmarks. The new page, and the most complete list, is at http://thekruser.com/foursquare-badges/.

This entry was posted by thekruser on January 25, 2010 at 11:34 pm, and is filed under Badge Updates. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0.Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

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#1 written by Karianne 1 year ago

A large group of us all got the “Swarm” badge at a recent Social Media Club Seattle event. Yes, you get it even if you are #49. I don’t get why we didn’t also get “Entourage.” Also, the BFF one is throwing me off, I’ve checked in with many of my friends more than 10 times… don’t know why we haven’t received it yet.
.-= Karianne´s last blog ..Karianne: @girlsguide206 the best day to go to @Hotel_Max is Friday! Check in on @Foursquare so you’re entered 2 win and get a massage from @carissang =-.
- #2 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Thanks for the comment! I have added your comment to the post. Just think, if everyone were as nice as you, this list could probably have every badge available!
  
  You ROCK!!
#3 written by Pete 1 year ago

Thanks for the great list! Now that Wikipedia’s list of foursquare badges has been deleted, this is the next best resource.

I’m not sure if you’re planning to continually update this post, but if that’s your intention, could you split the list up into a few categories, like:
-Event specific badges
-City-specific badges

I want to earn as many of the badges as I can, but a lot of the event specific badges were one time deals that you can no longer earn.
.-= Pete´s last blog ..Reality Rush’s Races =-.
- #4 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Pete-
  
  Thanks for the comment and the good suggestions. I have been asked that by several people, and yes, it is in the works. I am coding a page to list them all and will draft posts with info on the newest badges unlocked or discovered.
  
  Please, either keep checking back, subscribe to my RSS feed (top right of page), of follow me on twitter (right next to the RSS link) for the latest info.
  
  Thanks again for the comment!
- #5 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Done! http://thekruser.com/foursquare-badges/
#6 written by TraumaHoundNDS 1 year ago

FYI: The “JOBS” badge has changed to a Mac-looking badge (I picked it up recently), not the one you have posted with Apple’s logo. I assume it’s a copyright-thing.

Also, thanks for this list. Helped me clear up some of the requirements for a few of the badges.
- #7 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Thanks for the tip. I have made the correction above. You are awesome!!
#8 written by Chaunce Dolan 1 year ago

Thanks again for the help in getting my list together (http://mattersofgrey.com/foursquare-badge-list/). I have now updated it with some of the newer ones and have a lot of “how to unlock” descriptions.
.-= Chaunce Dolan´s last blog ..Installing WordPress Locally On Your PC =-.
- #9 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Glad to help! If everyone chips in, we can all have a complete list. I saw your additions and plan on implementing them on my site as well.
  
  I have currently found info on 106 badges. I am doing an update now. Should be out this weekend.
#10 written by Shawngo 1 year ago

The pagination for badges sucks for mobile users. What are you trying to achieve by not listing all badges on one page? Not bandwidth that’s for sure!
- #11 written by thekruser 1 year ago
  
  Shawngo-
  
  Let me break this down for you:
  
  Shawngo:
  
  The pagination for badges sucks for mobile users.
  
  Thanks for the “constructive criticism” you offered. Here’s an idea: if my mobile pagination “sucks,” don’t come back! I could care less if you approve. If you think I owe you something like pagination that you approve of…think again. Sure fire way to get someone to change something: write a comment like…YOURS!
  
  Shawngo:
  
  What are you trying to achieve by not listing all badges on one page? Not bandwidth that’s for sure!
  
  Did you even bother to read the post? THE FIRST LINE:
  
  UPDATE!!
  
  This post has been updated to a new page! Please make sure to update your bookmarks. The new page, and the most complete list, is at http://thekruser.com/foursquare-badges/.
  
  If that wasn’t clear enough for you, how about the huge tab at the top that reads, “FOURSQUARE BADGES” that you could have clicked.
  
  You see, ordinarily I just delete comments like yours, but you caught me on a bad day. I think I will just leave it here for all to read.
  
  Again, thanks for your comment. Have a nice day!
  
  -thekruser
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