Terence Eden’s Blog

Rebuilding FourSquare for ActivityPub using OpenStreetMap

@edentActivityPub fediverse FOURSQUARE geolocation OpenStreetMap · 29 comments · 900 words · read ~1,304 times.

Map of London with several bits highlighted.

I used to like the original FourSquare. The "mayor" stuff was a bit silly, and my friends never left that many reviews, but I loved being able to signal to my friends "I am at this cool museum" or "We're at this pub if you want to meet" or "Spending the day at the park". So, is there a way to recreate that early Web 2.0 experience with open data and ActivityPub? Let's find out! This quest is divided into two parts. Get nearby "Points of Interest" (POI) from OpenStreetMap. Share a location…

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Getting Images from a Foursquare Checkin

@edent4SQ api bit.ly dabr FOURSQUARE programming · 500 words · read ~1,474 times.

"Oi!" shouted Whatleydude, "Get Dabr to show images from foursquare checkins!" "Righty-ho sir!" I said. I started coding furiously. Of course, things are never quite as simple as I first thought.... So, how do we go from http://4sq.com/fgIWov to 1 Expand the URL Get your Bit.ly API Key. http://api.bitly.com/v3/expand ?shortUrl=http://4sq.com/fgIWov &login=YOUR_BIT_LY_USERNAME &apiKey=YOUR_BIT_LY_API_KEY &format=txt You can, if you prefer, get the info back in JSON or XML.…

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