Comments on: Leaked Loopt 2.0 Screenshot Reveals New Focus On Places

By: Loopt Shifts Its Strategy To Tap The Pulse Of Location | Tech Stories, Games and Gadgets - BackLINK

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:24:19 +0000

[...] new feature is already live on Loopt’s website, but as we alluded to back in May, this will also be a part of the Loopt 2.0 iPhone app, which should be released shortly. But things [...]

By: Loopt Shifts Its Strategy To Tap The Pulse Of Location

Loopt Shifts Its Strategy To Tap The Pulse Of Location — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:18:08 +0000

[...] new feature is already live on Loopt’s website, but as we alluded to back in May, this will also be a part of the Loopt 2.0 iPhone app, which should be released shortly. But things [...]

By: Background Location Finds A Loop(t)hole On The iPhone

Background Location Finds A Loop(t)hole On The iPhone — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:29:27 +0000

[...] that no one else is offering this (at least not yet). And Loopt is getting ready to come out with a version 2.0 of its iPhone app that should take on other competitors like [...]

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TechCrunchでいちばんよく使われているiPhoneアプリ — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:11:01 +0000

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By: Robert Woodside

Robert Woodside — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:49:01 +0000

Also check out Centrl, it integrates yelp, wikipedia etc as well as a very cool iPhone app, I think also on Android and Blackberry…. – http://centrl.com

By: Leaked Loopt 2.0 Screenshot Reveals New Focus

Leaked Loopt 2.0 Screenshot Reveals New Focus — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:32:52 +0000

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By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:49:27 +0000

Such a joke “screen shots leaked” – like this is a significant story or even company. RIP Loopt – Deadpool already…

By: Loopt 2.0 says forget Friends, it's all about Places | GPS Obsessed

Loopt 2.0 says forget Friends, it's all about Places | GPS Obsessed — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:14:15 +0000

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Wed, 13 May 2009 13:37:01 +0000

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By: Mike mcdent

Mike mcdent — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:30:18 +0000

Nice idea but most of this has been available in Brightkite for some time. However one MAJOR flaw in loopt is that it only works in the US??!
Brightkite works anywhere in the world and proves that by having thousands of international ‘members’ from all over the globe.

By: anybody?

anybody? — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:01:19 +0000

Anybody uses loopt? uniques?

By: Mahmoud

Mahmoud — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:44:14 +0000

“”"If your SHUB doesn’t have a SHUB number yet, you can register your SHUB here”"”
?!??!

By: Michael Bauer

Michael Bauer — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:37:26 +0000

Yes, no mention of BrightKite, which had “places” as central to the experience from the beginning, replete with a number of innovations for connecting places and people from Day 1. This wasn’t an afterthought and they aren’t playing catch-up but have been leading in this space. It’s this sort of thing that has me concerned that TechCrunch is losing touch as it grows.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:33:15 +0000

SHUB – http://shub.me – has always been all about the places and also works on all phones. It uses your Facebook account so no need to signup yourself or your friends.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:27:52 +0000

Mahmoud, it looks like they do have something to account for present location vs. “2nite” as seen in the screenshot. Is that what you had in mind?

By: Chris Hallgren

Chris Hallgren — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:19:07 +0000

Not even a mention of http://www.brightkite.com that has been doing Location based social networking since April of 2007

By: coldbrew

coldbrew — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:56:05 +0000

What will RFID technology allow for any better? Authentication? Which ‘flavor’ of RFID are you referring to?

By: Mike W

Mike W — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:55:52 +0000

The Scene has also had this for a while now and is beginning to gain more and more traction.

New app just hit the iTunes store this week with a revamped UI and the ability to browse nearby Happy Hours, Specials and Events.

By: Zim

Zim — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:46:32 +0000

I have also been using Mizoon — easy to use and you don’t need to have a GPS enabled phone to use the product.

By: Maya

Maya — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:30:21 +0000

There is a company called Mizoon already doing this http://www.mizoon.com and they work on all web enabled phones.

By: Corey Harris

Corey Harris — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:11:49 +0000

Why no mention of brightkite? I find this appalling. This is a feature that Brightkite has had for a while now. But it sounds like some one may just be getting paid off.

By: mark slater

mark slater — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:10:07 +0000

not until RFID shows up and the game really changes.

But yes. i agree.

Its amazing how totally and utterly off the use cases of these companies can be.

By: eas

eas — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:49:43 +0000

I suspect the thinking behind all of these location based social networking sites was:
1. Location targeted mobile advertising is Google 2.0.
2. Social Networks are really hot right now.

Throw in being 20 something and living in an area with a high density of geeks, like the Bay Area, or maybe Seattle, and it must have seemed like a great idea.

People ignored the obvious, which is that these things, as initially released, were only really useful if: most of your friends were members AND at roughly the same place at the same time.

It’s no surprise then that they are all trying to relax those constraints. I think there is a good chance that what they come up with is going to be a good deal more interesting than their original scenario.

By: Mahmoud

Mahmoud — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:10:33 +0000

Hmm. Meeting up with strangers without a context -especially if facilitated by electronic/interwebz means- is still taboo in western cultures if not all.

The best context to meet “strangers” is through your current friends. If you see your friends more often, you’re bound to meet their stranger friends. And the best way to see one’s friends more often is through fun social activities, such as shooting hoops, drinking beers or going dancing!

Sponty makes it easy to find such context.

By: cease

cease — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:08:26 +0000

i agree.. is mobile social networking really relevant. I mean..what happened to just calling your friends and telling them where you are. Coupons.. ok , might be useful, but don’t know how that fits into social networking.