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  • 07.24.08
    Loopt Location Based IM Becoming the Life of the Party gadgets | Comments Off
    With their announcement yesterday at F8 that they will be adding Facebook connect integration to their existing location based IM client, Loopt has found another way to help us connect with our friends in real time and see where they are located. Loopt started out by adding location technology to an AIM client for your phone. This elegant method of tapping into your existing network of friends builds context over the existing IM network and makes it a very easy technology to adopt. Until this year, they were mostly tied to Sprint and Boost mobile which gave them limited reach in ...
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  • 06.12.08
    Loopt Location-Based IM and Ad Targeting for iPhone 3G gadgets | (2)
    When Loopt first released their location-based IM client last November it was only available for Sprint and Boost Mobile phones. The concept is fantastically simple and elegant, combine the ability to talk with your friends on IM and see their locations. This can help you meet up with friends or see if they're running late. At WWDC this week, Loopt demoed their iPhone 3G application to extend their functionality to the largest group of mobile web users online today. Also included in the new iPhone 3G version are the ability to call, text or even send invitations to friends on the ...
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