Looking to make its networks’ GPS-based locations services more useful to mobile phone users, U.S. mobile operator Sprint has announced plans to launch the “first ever” GPS-based social mapping service from loopt, enabling friends to share their locations and status messages, and sent messages to each other based on proximity, and access geo-tagged content while they’re out and about.
“The most common mobile question in the world is ‘Where are you?’ and we’re excited that loopt will be able to answer that question for Sprint customers who choose to participate,” said loopt CEO and co-founder, Sam Altman, in a statement. “The way we communicate on the mobile phone is about to change forever, as loopt on Sprint puts an end to missed connections and facilitates real-world interactions.”
