As much as I struggle with conforming to AP style, I understand the importance of consistency. That's the subject of this article from Mashable, "Social Media Grammar: The 'Checkin' Conundrum," which deals with the tricky new terms social media has given us: "checkin" and "check in".
Basically, "checkin" is a noun and "check in" is a verb. The hyphenated form, check-in, should be avoided.
The article also deals with a common problem with incorporating "checkin" and "check in" into an article. Does one check into or check in to? According to Mashable, "check into" would change the meaning of the verb. The appropriate phrase is "check in to."
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