Do you own a GPS enabled Blackberry? Do you want to keep meticulous tabs on the whereabouts of your friends and family? If the answer is yes then you might be interested to know that a company called BlackLine GPS Inc has just released a free service called Blip, especially for you.
But what is it? Well according to BlackLine, Blip is a ‘geo-social networking platform’ that allows users to share their location amongst friends, family members, and co-workers. Other trademarked buzz terms BlackLine is touting include, ‘Geo-Society’ and ‘Share Your Where’ which from what we can tell mean the same thing as ‘geo-social networking platform’ but sound more hip. Basically we are talking about a FaceBook-esq service with a focus on GPS (StalkerBook if you will).
Despite our cheekyness, it does sound like a good idea in principle, especially seeing as you can control exactly who in your network can see where you are so that your privacy is always ensured. Blip also lets you track the location history of your viewable contacts as well as view speed and direction information when someone in your network is on the move.
Still it is easy to see how an application like this could be misused or indeed, capitalized upon by an over zealous boss or jealous spouse. Still, if you have nothing to hide, it shouldn’t be a problem.
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But what is it? Well according to BlackLine, Blip is a ‘geo-social networking platform’ that allows users to share their location amongst friends, family members, and co-workers. Other trademarked buzz terms BlackLine is touting include, ‘Geo-Society’ and ‘Share Your Where’ which from what we can tell mean the same thing as ‘geo-social networking platform’ but sound more hip. Basically we are talking about a FaceBook-esq service with a focus on GPS (StalkerBook if you will).
Despite our cheekyness, it does sound like a good idea in principle, especially seeing as you can control exactly who in your network can see where you are so that your privacy is always ensured. Blip also lets you track the location history of your viewable contacts as well as view speed and direction information when someone in your network is on the move.
Still it is easy to see how an application like this could be misused or indeed, capitalized upon by an over zealous boss or jealous spouse. Still, if you have nothing to hide, it shouldn’t be a problem.
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