Find Friends With Google Latitude, Loopt Gets Competition
Users in 27 countries will be able to broadcast their location to others constantly, using Google Latitude. Friends’ whereabouts can be tracked on a Google map, either from a handset or from a personal computer. There is also an iGoogle widget. Controls allow users to select who receives the information or to go offline at any time. With this companies like Loopt have competition.
As the Gmail Blog says:
Use your Gmail account to join Latitude and you can specify which of your Gmail contacts can see your location. You can choose to automatically detect your best location, share city-level information only, set your location manually, or hide your location altogether.
From within Latitude you can communicate with your friends via text message, Google Talk, Gmail, or a good old fashioned phone call. Your status messages and profile picture are synced with your Gmail account, so as you update them on the go, your Gmail contacts will see the changes in real time.
Latitude is currently available on Android, Blackberry, S60, Winmo, and will be coming soon to the iPhone.
Check out the video below:
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