Site brings online social networking to the “real world”
Online social networking has been all the rage for the last couple of years – some people practically live on Facebook and Twitter now.
But what about those of us who still like to make connections in the “real” world? I am often traveling to one city or another – and have many friends that are frequent travelers as well – and frequently think that it would be nice if I had a service that let all of my friends know where I was going to be so that we could connect if they happen to be in the same city.
I found a site the other day – Plancast – that does just that.
Plancast integrates with my major social networking accounts – like Facebook – and allows me to publish events I am attending and places I will be to subscribers of my account. I have full ability to block people that want to follow me and determine where and when I want to share my plans, so privacy is pretty much a non-issue.
I’m just getting started with the service, but I think it’s got some really interesting potential. Services that connect the online world to the offline world have cool opportunities for individuals and small businesses to make new connections and nurture current ones.
Check it out!
Mike
