I once did some research into “deviant” or new uses for mobile phones for 3. One of the best examples we came across was a group of lads on the pull. At the start of the evening, they each went into a different bar and live streamed a video of the “totty” to the rest of the group. The bar deemed to have the fittest birds was the one they all spent the night in. Assisted Serendipity is a new service which takes this thinking to a less Loaded magazine level and offers it up as a free location networking tool aimed at those on the pull (though we’d recommend a less suicidal-like name). The service simply alerts you to a ‘tip’ in the balance of male to female ratio at your favourite hangouts by monitoring the check-ins at those venues. So if you’re stood in a bar/café/ supermarket, your virtual ‘wing-man’ gives you a nudge to pick up your game. Grindr is a similar iPhone service that is quickly establishing itself as the new Gaydar (ask Richard for a demo). All this could be seen as a bit seedy, but it’s interesting that technology is starting to tap into some very deep-seated emotional and sometimes private desires. People talk about the constant monitoring of our activities and the idea of a nanny state, but these are great examples of technology bringing people together, quite literally, in the real world.

Thanks to sam payne for this one.


Image Credit:
Mazzbadai blog

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