How a tweet led to a rocket factory
This is the little story of how Foursquare and Twitter led to a VIP visit to Space X, the rocket factory, back in 2010. I was at a conference in Irvine, CA. This is when I worked as a fellow of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies. The sessions were great but I had no plans the evening of the first day. After I was done with work I went to the bar for a quick bite. It occurred to me that maybe they had a Foursquare deal, so I used my mobile to check in. Indeed they had a free appetizer if you ordered a beer. Cool. ...