Comments on: Loopt or Twinkle http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2008/08/27/loopt-or-twinkle/ futurist + strategist + innovator ....making "sense" actionable Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andy http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2008/08/27/loopt-or-twinkle/comment-page-1/#comment-3685 Andy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:07:55 +0000 http://www.henshall.com/?p=1538#comment-3685 I think that Location Based Services are game changing. At the same time, LBS is still at version .5, not even 1.0 yet. The main points you make I agree with. Applications need to be written so that the UI is intuitive, enjoyable out of the gate, and let the user dictate how it works for them. I personally see value in being able to track 'friends' at a close proximity. I might however want only REAL friends and family to track me that way, while 'warm' friends, I might want to be location aware 1 mile or more...again, give the user choice. Ultimately (see my blog post on LBS which was written long before Twitter existed)the one who will own this space will need to allow me to interact with all my friends whether they be facebook,twitter,linkedin - and it will need to let me interact how I want to, whether via a Phweet, an IM, or a Tweet. I think that Location Based Services are game changing. At the same time, LBS is still at version .5, not even 1.0 yet. The main points you make I agree with.

Applications need to be written so that the UI is intuitive, enjoyable out of the gate, and let the user dictate how it works for them.

I personally see value in being able to track ‘friends’ at a close proximity. I might however want only REAL friends and family to track me that way, while ‘warm’ friends, I might want to be location aware 1 mile or more…again, give the user choice.

Ultimately (see my blog post on LBS which was written long before Twitter existed)the one who will own this space will need to allow me to interact with all my friends whether they be facebook,twitter,linkedin – and it will need to let me interact how I want to, whether via a Phweet, an IM, or a Tweet.

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