Foursquare Badge List
// February 14th, 2010 // Social Media
Complete and updated on: 2/14/10
If you’re like me and love collecting achievements, then foursquare will be no exception. You will not be able to collect them all as many of the badges are geo-specific and event oriented. However, most of the Active Badges can be achieved in a short amount of time.
As with any social media experiment, earn awards often and early!
Please take a moment to add me on foursquare.
Active Foursquare Badges
NOTE: The default text is replaced with the requirements when they are found.
NEWBIE
Awarded for your first check in.
ADVENTURER
Check in to 10 different venues.
EXPLORER
Check in to 25 different venues.
SUPERSTAR
Check in to 50 different venues.
BENDER
Check in 4 nights in a row.
CRUNKED
Check in 4 times in a night.
LOCAL
Check in at the same place 3x in a week.
SUPERUSER
Check in 30 times in a month.
PLAYER PLEASE
Check in with 3 members of the opposite sex.
SCHOOL NIGHT
Check in after 3am on a school night.
FAR FAR AWAY
(Geo-Dependant) Checking in outside the city “boundaries”.
BROOKLYN 4 LIFE
Check in 25+ times in Brooklyn, NY.
PHOTOGENIC
Check in 3 times with a venue having a photobooth.
SOCIALITE
“Keep this up and you’re going to end up on Valleywag with Julia Allison”
GOSSIP GIRL
“Spotted: A true foursquare socialite. Chuck Bass would be impressed. xoxo”
DOUCHEBAG
Achievement for checking into places tagged “douchebag”.
ANIMAL HOUSE
“Off the wagon appreciates your business. COLLEGE!”
ZIGGY’S WAGON
Check in with 3 food wagons.
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
Check in to 3 venues tagged “karaoke” in a month.
GYM RAT
Check in to a gym 10 times in 30 days.
OVERSHARE
Check in 10 times in 12 hours.
TRAINSPOTTER
Check in with the SF BART 10 times.
JETSETTER
Check in to 5 airports.
16 CANDLES
Send 5 birthday shout outs.
ZOETROPE
Have 10 movie theater check ins .
PIZZAIOLO
Check in to 20 different pizza places.
JOBS
Check in to 3 Apple Stores.
WARHOL
Check in to 10 different venues tagged “gallery”
BABYSITTER
Check in to 10 playgrounds.
SWARM
Check in a spot with 50+ people.
SUPER MAYOR
Be the Mayor of 10 venues at once.
I’M ON A BOAT!
Check in to a venue tagged ‘boat’
Corporate Foursquare Badges
YARD BIRD
Congrats on mastering Harvard Yard on Foursquare! You’re looking (and acting) smarter all the time.
METRO
Thanks for Waking up with the Metro! You’ve checked in near Metro pickup locations on 3 different mornings!
JOURNAL METRO
Merci d’être matinal avec Métro! Félicitations! Vous avez déverrouillé le badge Métro.
THRIVING IRONY
Awarded for checking in to the Thriving Ivory Fillmore Show. (San Francisco)
BRAVO NEWBIE
Congratulations! You’ve taken your first step into the BRAVO world. (It’s not as scary as it sounds!)
REAL HOUSEWIFE
Way to drink, eat, shop, and spa like a Real Housewife!
TOP CHEF
You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!
FASHIONISTA
You’ve found the key to BRAVO’s Launch My Line insignia. Now, go find us some sales!
FOODIE
You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!
TRANSIT CHAMPION
Holy moly transit champ, You sure know how to get around Metro Vancouver! Thanks for going green and riding with TransLink!
VALENTINE’S DAY
Ooh la la! This is your 2nd checkin at a great date spot for Valentine’s Day.
NY TIMES OLYMPIAN
You’ve just checked into a venue recommended by The New York Times during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Go for the gold!
BOXEE FAN
You took the L train to Brooklyn to attend a software party! Pretty hardcore.
SxSW 2009 Badges
FAR FAR AWAY
Awarded for checking in outside of down town Austin.
PANEL NERD
Awarded for checking in 3 days in a row before noon.
SLUT
Awarded for checking in to 3 different hotels.
REDFORD
Nice job sneaking off to see some films (one of the best parts of SXSWi). Gold Badges unite!
PORKY
Awarded for checking into a BBQ restaurant.
TRIFECTA
Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 6: Frog / Digg / Facebook / Goog / 32-Bit / The Decider
ENTOURAGE
Awarded when 10 friends checked in after you.
PV BENDER
Check in 3 nights at the PV House.
SURVIVAL
Check into the SxSW 2009 at some point.
DIGG SHINDIGG
Awarded for checking into the DIGG Party.
KARAOKE RV!
Awarded for checking into the Karaoke RV.
PARTY CRASHER
Awarded for checking into the BrightKite/Dandy ID Party. SPIES!
CES 2010 Badges
INTEL INSIDER
Intel would like to welcome you to CES! Remember, what happens in Vegas ends up on Foursquare, Twitter and Facebook. Drinks on us!
INTEL ALL EARS
Shhhhhhhhh! Otellini speaks! Intel + CES 2010 FTW!
INTEL WORK IT
Thanks for joining Intel at CES! Exercise that Core!
CES 2010
Awarded for checking in at CES 2010
Internet Week Badges
INTERNETZ WEEK
Awarded for checking in during Internet Week.
DOT COM BALLER
“Look at you in your fancy suit up on that fancy roof! You’re the Young Jeezy of the NY Tech scene!”
TRIFECTA
Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 5: Ignite / Yelp / Digg/ Thrillist / College Humor / Webutante Ball!
I’M ON A BOAT!
Check in to a party at The Hotel on Rivington.
wsj.com just added 3 badges http://online.wsj.com/public/page/foursquare.html?reflink=djm_wsj_bc_foursquare
Urban Adventurer
Banker Badge
Lunch Box
Sam.
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Great job, thanks for the list!
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This is great! Can you tell me — how do you go about submitting a badge to foursquare — do you have to have a partnership? What’s the process for proposing one?
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Thanks for the list!
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