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Very cool idea. My only worry is "Anonymous Mode". Anonymity IME usually results in conversations descending into vitriol, snark or libel.
Places where you have to use your real name, like Facebook, are typically more toxic
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I am saying for it to succeed as multi-user, it needs to be useful first for a single user.
Twitter was never useful for single users.
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I am saying for it to succeed as multi-user, it needs to be useful first for a single user.
Twitter was never useful for single users.
There's so many ways to fake your location data. There's one way that you can't really fake: Send them a secret code on a piece of paper in the US mail to their physical address. NextDoor used to do this at one point.
That seems a little excessive for an app like this. The only way I know of that users can fake their location is with a rooted device. I check for rooted devices in the app though so locations can't be spoofed.
Is that possible on iPhone, or only on Android?
Checkout Hoplr.com that's a Web based equivalent.
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I'm not sure if the concept is really for a single user. It's more like you get to connect with people within geographically-defined perimeters.
One obvious feature would be to provide geo fenced Wikipedia or news feed. Like what is the highest rated/longest Wikipedia article in the area. Or maybe what's the 3 top radio stations and a link to them. There is plenty of local content that Google does not surface
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What else would you suggest for an app with this concept?
Maybe just trust the users, and rely on human moderation to deal with abuse. It's basically how any community works.
There's so many ways to fake your location data. There's one way that you can't really fake: Send them a secret code on a piece of paper in the US mail to their physical address. NextDoor used to do this at one point.
It's hard to fake a reputation score. If someone is providing services in an area, they aren't going to start faking a location, and if they do they won't gain any reputation. But location is already baked into many social media apps anyway, though. https://gemini.google.com/share/68d4fd324d94 ...that'd be the real issue here, perhaps. Locally produced food is the important one, going forward. It can be much cheaper…
Very cool. I developed something in a similar vein as a way to teach myself web programming 15 years ago or so. Https://dirtywalls.com is location-based message boards. You can create or join ones close to your location. Reminds me that I need to try to tell people about it since it’s mostly just me checking in to my local bars and shops.