Mayor of Tampa Using Foursquare... to Become Mayor Again

Tampa’s Foursquare users are going toe-to-toe with real-life Mayor Bob Buckhorn. They are competing for the “mayor” title on the Web service. The competition started when Buckhorn initiated his own Foursquare account to engage citizens on his whereabouts in their city.

Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa might earn the title of “mayor” through Foursquare.

Foursquare has always had a political bent — it offers users the chance to achieve the title of “mayor” by visiting a place repeatedly.

Well, in Florida, something interesting is happening — Government Technology reports that Tampa’s Foursquare users are going toe-to-toe with real-life Mayor Bob Buckhorn. The competition started when Buckhorn initiated his own Foursquare account to engage citizens on his whereabouts in their city.

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