Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by emmett » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 4:31 PM UTC

Google introduces Loopt competitor
google.com

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

#2

Post by enomar » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 5:54 PM UTC

How many times does this need to get reposted?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465474 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465458

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

#3

Post by tokenadult » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 6:14 PM UTC

enomar wrote: post #2

How many times does this need to get reposted? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465474 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465458

This submission is from an official source (Google itself) and the headline mentions Loopt (a Y Combinator project), so I appreciate this addition to the discussion of this hot story.

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by burke » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 7:19 PM UTC

Hmm, I can't imagine this working very well for the iPhone with no background application support, unless it makes it into the real Maps application and they provide an option to broadcast while it's not running.

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by lpgauth » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 7:26 PM UTC

First screen shot shows Montreal!

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by Timothee » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 7:59 PM UTC

lpgauth wrote: post #5

First screen shot shows Montreal!

I think it detects where you're located and put some relevant map because I see the SF Bay Area personally.

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by lpgauth » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 8:15 PM UTC

Timothee wrote: post #6

lpgauth wrote: post #5

First screen shot shows Montreal!

I think it detects where you're located and put some relevant map because I see the SF Bay Area personally.

Ah that sucks... It was a static image and the second screen shot was SF so I thought...

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by mixmax » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 8:45 PM UTC

Timothee wrote: post #6

lpgauth wrote: post #5

First screen shot shows Montreal!

I think it detects where you're located and put some relevant map because I see the SF Bay Area personally.

IT does, I see Copenhagen.

Very clever little detail.

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by RK » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 9:21 PM UTC

Timothee wrote: post #6

lpgauth wrote: post #5

First screen shot shows Montreal!

I think it detects where you're located and put some relevant map because I see the SF Bay Area personally.

Yeah, I thought, "Shit, that guy looks like he's at my house!"

Re: Google introduces Loopt competitor

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Post by davidw » Wed, Feb 04, 2009, 9:41 PM UTC

mixmax wrote: post #8

Timothee wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it detects where you're located and put some relevant map because I see the SF Bay Area personally.

IT does, I see Copenhagen. Very clever little detail.

I saw one of "my friends" up on the mountain summits around Innsbruck.