subject: Amigos - Local social network & Platform for targeted ads [print this page] Amigos - Local social network & Platform for targeted ads
Hi everybody.
Our world is entering the privacy era and into thedilemma of what details the user is willing to share to the world.
If the user shares his friends, thoughts, status, history and events, why can't he share his location or even the exact spot he is visiting now?
Lately we are fully aware of the fact that the a user indeed willing to share his own location.
Surely youheardabout Foursquare, GoWalla and even Facebook Places but another application is online in the name of Amigos which does not have enough money in its pockets to publish itself to the world.
I want to talk a little bit on Amigos and its benefits.
Amigos is a tool that lets the user spot, be spotted, interact and make new friends with all the people found with him on the same spot.
User sees spots around him, enter the spot to see the people inside and checks-in to interact with these people.
Our goal is not to "play" with the spot and even not showing statistics on the spot but to Interact with the people inside and to make it easier finding new friends.
Users can see "Hot Spots" sorted by number of people in a specific spot.
Users at their home can see a spot and whats going on there NOW.
A little bit about the business i would say that are two hidden business models but one is a must to have in this fields and it is the mobile targeted ad.
I am sure that No reader here likes to get an SMS with a banner in it talking about something that does not fit your current needs but if the banner will 90% fits your current needs - YOU WILL USE IT.
Suppose you are inside a specific restaurant and just checked in, you will get a targeted ad to have 50% on some meals.
Suppose you are in a bar and checked in there three hours ago, i am sure that you will happy to have a 50% of the prize of that pizza just in front of this bar.
