Comments on: Friending & Your Location – Where is the Creepy Line? http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/ news & analysis of the social location graph Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: synvisc one http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-376 synvisc one Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:36:41 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-376 The Toxic Avenger became a legendary figure in the world of cult horror movies back in the 80's, but did you know that it inspired both a cartoon series and a toy line, as well? Though the series didn't last long, Troma's star character earned a place in the hearts of kids by offering up a quirky, memorable world in which to imagine! The Toxic Avenger became a legendary figure in the world of cult horror movies back in the 80's, but did you know that it inspired both a cartoon series and a toy line, as well? Though the series didn't last long, Troma's star character earned a place in the hearts of kids by offering up a quirky, memorable world in which to imagine!

]]> By: Instant Tweetup iPhone App Helps You To Do Just That http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Instant Tweetup iPhone App Helps You To Do Just That Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:53:35 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-341 [...] this random email from a stranger is going to certainly make people wonder if you’ve crossed the creepy line or not (and will inevitably lead people to think of PleaseRobMe we guess). This leads us to the [...] [...] this random email from a stranger is going to certainly make people wonder if you’ve crossed the creepy line or not (and will inevitably lead people to think of PleaseRobMe we guess). This leads us to the [...]

]]> By: Google Buzz Cuts Down Latitude | Location Meme http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Google Buzz Cuts Down Latitude | Location Meme Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:09:42 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-305 [...] So what was so wrong with Latitude? Well, to state it as frankly as possible, Latitude crossed the creepy line. It was basically pitched as a way for Google to track all of a user’s movements, running all [...] [...] So what was so wrong with Latitude? Well, to state it as frankly as possible, Latitude crossed the creepy line. It was basically pitched as a way for Google to track all of a user’s movements, running all [...]

]]> By: The Case for Checking In | Location Meme http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-212 The Case for Checking In | Location Meme Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:57:20 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-212 [...] Suicide.    And here on LocationMeme, my colleague Chad wrote a compelling piece on the “creepy line” that comes when you combine the web’s broad definition of friending with [...] [...] Suicide.    And here on LocationMeme, my colleague Chad wrote a compelling piece on the “creepy line” that comes when you combine the web’s broad definition of friending with [...]

]]> By: Lawrence Coburn http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Lawrence Coburn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:41:27 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-26 All sorts of implications around this post. The big one that jumps out is that maybe Facebook can't just turn on location and blow away Foursquare, Gowalla, etc. They have to tread very carefully. For as good as Facebook's networks are in terms of mirroring real life, they still don't reflect the trust levels required to turn on location for everyone. Great post. All sorts of implications around this post. The big one that jumps out is that maybe Facebook can’t just turn on location and blow away Foursquare, Gowalla, etc. They have to tread very carefully. For as good as Facebook’s networks are in terms of mirroring real life, they still don’t reflect the trust levels required to turn on location for everyone.

Great post.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Friending & Your Location – Where is the Creepy Line? | Location Meme -- Topsy.com http://www.locationmeme.com/2010/01/08/friending-and-your-location-where-is-the-creepy-line/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tweets that mention Friending & Your Location – Where is the Creepy Line? | Location Meme -- Topsy.com Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:14:55 +0000 http://www.locationmeme.com/?p=109#comment-24 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Chad Catacchio, Location Meme. Location Meme said: Friending & Your Location – Where is the Creepy Line? http://bit.ly/8ix5Cm [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Chad Catacchio, Location Meme. Location Meme said: Friending & Your Location – Where is the Creepy Line? http://bit.ly/8ix5Cm [...]

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