Because these apps all started with the idea: Location based mobile advertising is going to huge. I gotta get me some of that. Hmmm. Hey, social networks are big...what if we do a location based social network?
The problem is, it is a stupid damn idea. I mean, think about it. Not only do most of your friends need to be using Loopt (or whatever) they have to be at about the same place at about the same time, but not so close that you an already see eachother. There are just too damn many things that have to line up.
So, it is no surprise that they are trying to loosen constraints. Most of them ditched the time constraint earlier this year. The focus moved from meeting up to sharing experiences. They've also been ditching the constraint that you already need to know someone else using the service. Loopt Mix is about meeting new people.
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Because these apps all started with the idea: Location based mobile advertising is going to huge. I gotta get me some of that. Hmmm. Hey, social networks are big...what if we do a location based social network?
The problem is, it is a stupid damn idea. I mean, think about it. Not only do most of your friends need to be using Loopt (or whatever) they have to be at about the same place at about the same time, but not so close that you an already see eachother. There are just too damn many things that have to line up.
So, it is no surprise that they are trying to loosen constraints. Most of them ditched the time constraint earlier this year. The focus moved from meeting up to sharing experiences. They've also been ditching the constraint that you already need to know someone else using the service. Loopt Mix is about meeting new people.