Skype Journal: Skype the one you're with
June 29, 2005 08:22 AM- We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.
So, at this moment, I have a place. A chair, in a room, in a building, in a town, in a metropolis, in a province, in a nation, in a region, on a planet.
And I can move about. (Me walking about the room, waving arms, saying "La la la I'm moving about", then sitting down).
My Skype profile lets me pick a place in the world to call home. A country. And I can even type in a state or city.
But I need more. From the profile and from the Skype API.
I need:
- Lattitude and Longitude in my profile
- To search by proximity given a Lattitude and Longitude
- A temporary address, perhaps one that expires in an hour and that I can update frequently
This lets me build and use tools that do fun things.
- Find people who have similar interests that are near me. Think local sports ("Did you see that kick?"), grassroots politics ("there's a rally this afternoon; can you bring signs?"), religious fellowship ("can you make a minyan tomorrow?"). Harry Potter fans.
- Find people who are at a conference, even though they are not at home, to establish a conference backchannel.
- Put people search results on a Google map.
- People at a restaurant willing to do instant reviews of tonight's menu.
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Phil, i have requested these features many times. When i talk to people it would be nice to see where they exactly live (through MS Mappoint). I already created this in the past based on address info in the profile. Timezone should be in there too for convenience.
Posted by: Hans Blaauw at June 29, 2005 9:00 AM
Phil,
I agree with you totally.
Your comments inspired me and as a result I changed my Skype profile.
Posted by: scienceactive at June 30, 2005 12:35 PM
Looks like a proximity MoSoSo integration to Skype would be a very wicked combination.
For example - Bluetooth/wi-fi PAN messaging application, such as www.mobiluck.com
Posted by: Uri L. at July 4, 2005 6:05 PM