Not only are millions of socially savvy users already checking in with Foursquare, they may soon also be tuning in — to an upcoming TV show based on Foursquare, that is. According to the Associated Press , a TV production company called Endernol USA — the production shop behind such reality-TV hits as “Deal or No Deal” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” so no, it’s no joke — is teaming up with the makers of the popular Foursquare location check-in app for a new show. What exactly is this show going to be about, you ask? Young 20-somethings running around, checking in at nightclubs and becoming the mayors of their favorite coffee shops? Good question — and for now, the companies aren’t saying, with a joint statement saying only that Foursquare will be “meaningfully integrated” into the show, the AP reports. Think of it as the ultimate in product placement, I guess. For those of you who aren’t following the wonderful world of location-based apps, Foursquare lets you “check in” to any store, restaurant, watering hole, or other venue that you happen to walk into. Basically, you fire up the application on your GPS-equipped smartphone (versions are available for iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms), pick the venue you’re at out of a list of nearby locations, and tap the “check in” button. Once you’re checked in, other users who are checked into the same place can see that you’re there too, and the fun begins. (Those who aren’t specifically your Foursquare “friends” will only see your profile photo and first name.) You can also earn badges based on your check-ins — such as “Newbie” for your first check-in, or “Super User” for checking in 30 times in a month — or become the “mayor” of a place if you check in more than anyone else. Yes, it’s ridiculous (“Web antics,” as one of my friends called it) but hey — if it’s your thing, live and let live. (And close to 5 million users do like Foursquare, apparently.) Not being 25 anymore (or even 35, for that matter), I quickly grew tired of Foursquare, particularly after I stopped chuckling about my mayor-ship of the UPS drop box near my apartment. So, back to the Foursquare TV show, which Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley reportedly sees as a way to help his company “grow” its user base. What could it be about? One possibility, speculates PaidContent.org , could be an “Amazing Race-ish scenario” in which “mobile-wielding contestants run from one destination to another.” Maybe, but that sounds a little too close to the original “Amazing Race” to me. Or how about a dating show, where the lovelorn contestants try to find each other at the hot spot they’ve both checked into? (Yes, there’s a reason I’m not in the TV business.) One thing’s for certain: The show will bear no resemblance to “4 Square” a Canadian children’s show ( so says Wikipedia ) in which kids wearing four different color-coded sweatsuits dance, sing, recite poetry, and generally prance around. So, how nuts would a TV show based on Foursquare be — or would it be so nuts that it just might work? Related: Foursquare in deal to create TV series based on it [AP] — Ben Patterson is a technology writer for Yahoo! News. Follow me on Twitter! Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook

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