Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were frantically looking for your friends at a concert but couldn’t find them? Uh, duh, of course you have. Well, there’s a solution. Check this tool out.
There’s three key things you should know about Loopt:
1 It allows you to connect with friends via a simple alert system when they are nearby
2 You are able to share your location, status and send instant messages with your buddies
3 It has a function to explore places and events which are recommended by friends
We say make this a default function on every mobile phone!
Loopt doesn’t even work on my phone and I have Verizon but, from what I have seen of the application, it’s more of a pro-stalker tool than a friendly app. It updates your location automatically? What if a jealous ex-boyfriend sees I’m with my new boyfriend and barges in on us at a restaurant and starts to harass us? I’m pretty skeptical of Loopt and I don’t think the world needs more ways to stalk people.
Haha i guess you’re right in way Kat.
But to me it’s really the technique that’s makes it interesting..
I’m sure it needs allot of development making this really work without keeping in mind your ex boyfiends stepping in wherever you are. But meeting friends right away in a crowded festival without any hassle would be great!
There’s little benefit to be had if you can’t connect with your friends who aren’t on your network, or a network supported by the social network.
I’m in the UK and I can’t even try Loopt out because it’s restricted to specific US carriers. Social networks shouldn’t be restricted by geography - it’s dumb.