Comments on: Loopt – The Social Network for Mobile http://stocksandblogs.com/2008/12/loopt-social-network-for-mobile.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=loopt-social-network-for-mobile Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:54:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Grant http://stocksandblogs.com/2008/12/loopt-social-network-for-mobile.html/comment-page-1#comment-620 Grant Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:03:00 +0000 http://blog.stocksandblogs.com/?p=425#comment-620 Faisal, great post. The location based service market is young and developing quickly. The companies which are participating are many and varied. Most base their service on some form of social networking which requires users to create accounts and invite friends like facebook. To create participation many offer a voyeuristic ability to peak in on people who are close to you using the app. From my experience this is fun for a while but where's off quickly. <br/><br/>One unique and very new application is Zhiing. Zhiing is available for iPhone, Blackberry and Symbian platforms. Zhiing is more like email and text messaging but it allows you to attach your current location. When receiving a zhiing that location is received as a dynamic map with turn by turn directions. There's also a browser add-on which populates all addresses in the browser with window with a small icon. Clicking on the icon lets you send that location straight to your phone. <br/><br/>This is great for sending yourself spots you're heading to later...Like an out of town hotel, restaurant, client office, etc.<br/><br/>Worth a look if you're an early adopter. Faisal, great post. The location based service market is young and developing quickly. The companies which are participating are many and varied. Most base their service on some form of social networking which requires users to create accounts and invite friends like facebook. To create participation many offer a voyeuristic ability to peak in on people who are close to you using the app. From my experience this is fun for a while but where’s off quickly.

One unique and very new application is Zhiing. Zhiing is available for iPhone, Blackberry and Symbian platforms. Zhiing is more like email and text messaging but it allows you to attach your current location. When receiving a zhiing that location is received as a dynamic map with turn by turn directions. There’s also a browser add-on which populates all addresses in the browser with window with a small icon. Clicking on the icon lets you send that location straight to your phone.

This is great for sending yourself spots you’re heading to later…Like an out of town hotel, restaurant, client office, etc.

Worth a look if you’re an early adopter.

]]> By: Connie http://stocksandblogs.com/2008/12/loopt-social-network-for-mobile.html/comment-page-1#comment-619 Connie Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:34:00 +0000 http://blog.stocksandblogs.com/?p=425#comment-619 Hi Faisal,<br/><br/>I think the growth of location base applications is going to be very big and make phones a more useful tool. But for those who want location services without joining a social network - try zhiing.com.<br/>zhiing allows you to send your location via the iPhone or a web browser without joining anything and it's free.<br/><br/>I'm getting ready to take a road trip across the country in January and I am going to use zhiing to plan out my trip - it's 4 steps quicker than Map Quest which you cannot get on your phone like the the zhiing application.<br/><br/>I'm looking forward to what else will develop with LBS applications.<br/><br/>Connie Hi Faisal,

I think the growth of location base applications is going to be very big and make phones a more useful tool. But for those who want location services without joining a social network – try zhiing.com.
zhiing allows you to send your location via the iPhone or a web browser without joining anything and it’s free.

I’m getting ready to take a road trip across the country in January and I am going to use zhiing to plan out my trip – it’s 4 steps quicker than Map Quest which you cannot get on your phone like the the zhiing application.

I’m looking forward to what else will develop with LBS applications.

Connie

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