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Wired’s 9 awesomely geeky spots where you must check in

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The social web is great for bragging.

Snagged front-row seats at TED? Tweet it. Hanging with Girl Talk in Miami? Instagram it. Midnight run to Voodoo Doughnut with Robert Scoble? Be sure to check in, so everyone knows.

There’s no reason to pussyfoot around the appeal of these social tools: They let you broadcast your cachet to your followers, sending a quick sting of jealousy their way while simultaneously upping your status on the Leaderboard of Radness.

If you want to claim the crown of the ultimate Wired Geek, you need to check in at the nine places listed here. It doesn’t matter which location-based service you use — Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram … hell, even Path.

Just remember: Picture, or it didn’t happen. via Wired

Check out the list here

Wired.com is presenting a collection of galleries intended to help people become better geeks, nine items at a time. This is the eighth in the 9 for 9 series.

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