New Social Media at AU: Spotflag
Spotflag is a new form of social media that is currently being tested exclusively on American University’s campus. Spotflag allows users to “check in” to their location and then view events that are happening in their surroundings. Flags are posted on the site to indicate events that are happening either at American University or close-by in DC.
Spotflag offers users an incentive for checking in. Each time a user checks in, the user will receive 5 digital appreciation points (also known as “dap”). A large accumulation of these points allows users to trade the points in for a gift card to the Davenport Coffee Lounge, CVS and other places in Tenleytown, or donate money to charity.
Reporter Shefali Kapadia interviewed SOC Professor Scott Talan and SOC student Lauren Alexander. Click here to watch the story.
Check out Spotflag!
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