Do you want your friends to be next to you? Next2friends is a new social community that's now on beta version until late March 2008 and limited to 250, 000 users during the 3-month beta period. The social site allows friends to stay connected to each other by taking advantage of mobile phone tools. It's got some amazing features that will get you attracted from the word "go".
Here are just a few:
Once you create a profile at Next2friends.com, not only can you make friends online but the site's Intelligent Proximity matching will send you updates on the Next2friends users that you passed throughout the day that share your interests.
Here's how it works: You set up a Next2Friends profile detailing all your likes, dislikes, quirks and everything that makes you who you are. Then, as you move about in the real world, if you have the Next2Friends software loaded onto your Bluetooth enabled mobile device, Next2Friends will automatically collect and match your data to other Next2Friends users you came into close proximity with. When you next sign into your account you'll receive notification of all the people you passed throughout the day who share your likes, dislikes, and yes, even your quirks.
With the Ask-A-Friend feature, you can also get a friend's advice on a pair of shoes you like to buy while you are shopping by sending them a photo and asking their opinion. With the Live Streaming Video, you can broadcast live events from any capable mobile device or webcam to your family and friends wherever they are in the world. They can watch the event in real-time with you, as it happens. The idea is for you to capture moments and share them with your friends with live video streaming while living in the real world.
But, doesn't the whole idea of the social networking startup seem like you don't have your privacy as it could be a way for people to track you throughout your day? Wouldn't that make you feel like someone's probably watching you?
January 10, 2008
Next2Friends Launches Beta And Connects Friends Next To Friends
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2 comments:
I use next2friends and with the blue tooth tagging- you have the ability to remain visible or invisible. Even if invisible you still tag other users, you just dont know until you get home and log on to the site. I also hear the guys are developing a Facebook API so all Facebook users can tag each other.
You should try the realtime video streaming-its awesome.
I gotta second the Live Video Streaming comment, it's pretty awesome when you realize that you can shoot video to anyone from anywhere!
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