How often do you check-in? Months ago I got introduced to Foursquare and Facebook Places. Two features on my daughter’s ipod that I love to use. Never heard of them yet? See explanation below:

Facebook’s new Places feature lets you share your whereabouts with all your friends. It works on a smartphone with GPS or in your personal computer.

Foursquare on the other hand is a location-based social networking website for mobile devices, such as smartphones.

People use both to let people know their current location by “checking in”. While it is helpful to some, it has somehow caused unfortunate events to people who are not very cautious on what these apps can do to their safety.

Check out Facebook’s and Foursquare safety rules first before trying out their features because just like any other new app, there would always be advantages and disadvantages.

One note from me: Never, ever check in whenever you’re in a bank, about to withdraw or deposit money. A lot of crooks out there are looking for innocent victims and who knows one of them maybe on your friends list.