Chatting with Strangers

In yesterday’s class we looked at a newly introduced group messaging/chat app, GroupMe, which apparently was one of the “big tech winners” at the recent SXSW festival. GroupMe's standing among the top winners was based on greatest volume of messages sent to SXSW groups, as well as greatest number of Twitter mentions it had on SXSW Twitter streams. Another group messaging/chat service made its debut at the festival ... Yobongo. Unlike GroupMe and similar services, Yobongo tries to connect strangers, rather than friends, who are in close proximity to each other. Presently it is only available for the iPhone and in the cities of San Francisco, Austin and New York. As the service expands to include more cities, this could be useful in situations ranging from large conference settings to small business meetings. In such situations, it’s just another way to network. (Source of Photo: http://yobongo.com/press)