Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Look Who's Stalking (FindMe location sharing on Facebook)

FindMe uses cell tower location rather than GPS to post your current location on your Facebook profile. Available since March for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices, FindMe enables users, their friends, family and colleagues to share their current locations automatically through their smartphones.

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Other places you'll find posts on the FindMe announcement:

Symbian Freak
Phones Review
IntoMobile
Information Engineer
UnwiredView
Funtonia
Daily Mobile
NokNok
Pocket PC Blog
Cellular News
S60.at
Movilae
MiMovil
Dotsis
Symbian Italia
Yahoo! Tech Digest
MobileBlog.it
Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
Big Mobile World
PocketInfo.nl
Handy-MC
Inside-Handy.de
Mobilmania
TMCnet
TechDigest.tv
Pocketinfo.nl
Mobspecs
3G.co.uk
MobileGuru.co.uk
Pocket.info
Wireless Week
Brighthand
FBJunkie
GreatMobileHome.net

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posted by KDoel @ 7:54 PM

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

BBGeeks review of FindMe

I like this application. I can see myself getting some great use from FindMe. Whether it is just letting my friends know which of my popular haunts I am at at a particular time, or getting them specific directions to a lesser known location via the map it feature, FindMe will work just fine.

The entire tagging process is quick and easy and was intuitive all the way through.

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posted by KDoel @ 8:21 PM

Saturday, April 19, 2008

The FindMe Location Sharing Service

The FindMe system only shares as much location data as you feel comfortable revealing on Facebook. Here’s how it works: Pop in your favorite bar, coffee shop, or other hang-out into the FindMe system on your smartphone and then post the location on your Facebook account. FindMe uses the information gathered from nearby cell phone towers to figure out if you are in or near one of your tagged locations. If you are, the FindMe app on your Facebook account displays your current location.

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posted by KDoel @ 8:23 PM

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

FindMe GPS for Facebook buddies

The new location-based service FindMe is a straightforward app that uses cell phone towers to broadcast your general whereabouts to Facebook friends.

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posted by KDoel @ 7:30 PM