I had the opportunity to talk to a board member of Google about Latitude once. This person told me that Latitude was one of the clearest examples of how age af

I had the opportunity to talk to a board member of Google about Latitude once. This person told me that Latitude was one of the clearest examples of how age affects your perception on technology. The original pitch for Latitude was "Say you're walking down the street and you look in Google Latitude and you find that a buddy of yours is at a coffee shop a block away. This technology allows you to stop by and say hi." Immediately, the younger part of the board said "That's really cool!" The older part of the board said "Ugh, I just want to enjoy my coffee in peace." Maybe Google Latitude merely came at the wrong time. One day, maybe location technology will be more appropriate with evolving social conventions.