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Sonar, for me, is an example of a feature rather than a product to base a company off of. Certainly set ideas in motion as to what one could do with location,
by jmspring 12y ago
Sonar, for me, is an example of a feature rather than a product to base a company off of. Certainly set ideas in motion as to what one could do with location, etc., but I suspect this particular story will be told a few times over the next few years.
- themoonbus 12y agoI think the problem with these sorts of "connect with people near you" apps is they do a poor job of providing you with a context within which to connect. If you meet someone at a networking event, or at a bar, there is inherently some common ground or common expectation. Something like Sonar is context-agnostic: I could be running late to something, hanging out with people I already know, at work, etc. It might be a nice idea in theory to think you are bringing people together, but the real question is do those people want to be brought together at that time in the way you are bringing them together?
- jmspring 12y agoThe Facebook feature "friends nearby" is still around. I know a couple of people that used it for all of about a month then stopped. You are right in that context is key.
- shawnreilly 12y agoI agree; I think the concept has potential, but it was never executed properly. So it's still kind of vague in terms of what the value might be. I also agree with the comment about context. Hit the nail on the head. Without context, it just becomes useless noise, no longer any value.