Social game aims to help local restaurants

Foursquare, a social-media tool that is part game and part promotion, lets users rate local restaurant menus, earn "badges" from those venues, and become "mayors" of the places they frequent. Businesses can then give these players free drinks and perks at their establishments in hopes of attracting more business.

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