Foursquare added a new feature yesterday, which alerts users when they are within ten check-ins of dethroning an existing mayor. The count appears on the screen after you’ve checked in, and the idea is to ruffle some feathers in mayorship battles, and get more competition going between users on Foursquare. After all, it is meant to be a game. Bundled with this new feature was news that Foursquare has also made some tweaks to make being mayor more fair. Foursquare users who are registered managers or employees can’t be mayor of their own venue, thereby giving other folks a chance of getting ruling the roost.
