What are your thoughts on Location Based Platforms?
Well I thought to myself, do I care if someone knows I am in
Ocean Side having a nice lunch on the Pier. I mean that is why I am posting
right?
Is this bragging or just sharing something fun that I am out
doing.
We all have our own personal thoughts on this and
personally, I don’t care.
Post away let me see all the fun you are having because with
every high there is a low and that is usually coming back from a vacation or an
extremely fun activity that had to be shared.
We are all guilty of this.
I really started to think about this more in depth… Not just
the social aspect of it, but the tracking device that is always located in some
pocket of my attire…
Why does the platform need my location, are they doing more
than just sharing my spot at the relevant time?
So the investigation begins…
I found this blog with very informational content
It talks about the pros and cons, but I would only like to
talk about the pros. (because I like LBP) It goes on to say that it is very
helpful to find out about those who are and may be around you. It uses an
example that you are at a concert and you turn on your location, you may just
have more friends at the concert than your close interconnected circle of
friends that you could meet up with.
It’s also very good for social marketing. For those that
have been to a new food joint that you are trying for the first time you can
usually find comments or feedback on the new cuisine that you are wanting to
try by turning on your location service and seeing others that have also
visited and left feedback.
I saved the best for last because this is close to home for
me.
My brother is a professional snowmobiler that likes to push
his limits and luck… At all times while
he is doing this extreme sport he is wearing a beacon. He wears this so incase
of an avalanche catching him and taking him down the mountain he can be found
and rescued. To have an exact location and for him to press an accessible
button on the front to let us know that he is ok or in-need of help, it truly
is an amazing device and technology.
You make a valid point that these types of location based platforms aren't always used for the reasons they were created. My news-feed is full of people who put on a show of everywhere they travel. However, I agree that the pros outweigh the cons. Location based platforms can be a good way to connect with others around you.
ReplyDeleteAll of these are great location based apps! As Ive read over a lot of peoples blogs, it is just so crazy how much our technology has helped aid us in so many ways! That last one about your brother is extremely useful! Avalanches happen all the time, so having that sense of security that there is now a way for them to be located if anything were to ever happen is amazing! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThis was really interesting to read. I had never thought about location-based apps having so many different uses, especially life-saving ones. Great job!
ReplyDeleteMegan Jacques