Instead of checking into pub after bar after pub, show your friends you're not just a boozehound on Foursquare, but quite the literary creature on GetGlue's free iPhone app, which lets you "check-in" to whatever media you're consuming.

This can be a book, film, TV show or even music—with the updates being shared across Twitter and Facebook (if necessary). Instead of earning badges, you can earn stickers for the amount of check-ins you make, with various partners such as Warner Bros, Random House, Universal Pictures, Wired and so on offering up rewards.

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As with Foursquare, it's believed these sort of apps have a big future, with even more partners jumping on board to offer incentives to visit their establishments or read/watch their media. I think it's worth pointing out though that it makes for a better experience for all if you don't share your updates across the various social networking sites, however. [iTunes via Mobile-Ent]