I have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Foursquare, Google+, Spotify, Turntable.fm, Bonfyre and Pinterest accounts. Although I’ll be the first to admit that my online social life may be slightly excessive, I doubt my experience is uncommon.

A new check-in application has been heating up among students at Washington University. The Bonfyre smartphone application, which launched this September, currently has over 600 users on campus, with more at Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri.