Declaring a whole class of new and growing startups as "dead" is the most hipster thing I can imagine: Checking in? I guess. I haven't checked into a venue since 2010.
There is some interesting thoughts in here but they're so mixed in with flawed analysis that I don't think I actually learned anything from reading it.
True, except for the fact that Foursquare rode to prominence on the backs of hipsters, roaming Brooklyn and SXSW in droves with their smartphones. So, one might argue that if hipsters have moved on, then that's a leading indicator.
There is some interesting thoughts in here but they're so mixed in with flawed analysis that I don't think I actually learned anything from reading it.