Where am I?

I'm sure we will all agree that there are times (many of them) when we do not want anyone to know where we are. You could be playing hooky. Or shooting an establishing shot of a location that...let's just say the release paperwork isn't quite finalized yet. Or maybe it's one of those times when you really like the idea of no one in the whole world knowing where you are.

But there are times when you not only don't care if anyone knows where you are, you actually want an easy way to let people know where to find you; either in general terms (like which city you're in) or down to the 10 metre grid ref. For these times, MyLoki may provide the service you are looking for.

Developed by Skyhook Wireless, MyLoki makes it easy to set your location on the ground (either manually or through their browser toolbar that triangulates your position whenever you are in the vicinity of a WiFi hotspot) and communicate that info in various well-designed ways to anyone who cares.

I can't say that I'll use it often (since I'm generally more interested in people NOT knowing where I am), but I'm going to give it a test drive at the city level to see how it works. The registration and set-up were a snap and the design of all the components is solid and sharp. As one would hope, there are detailed controls governing how much information you want to make available about yourself.

This is a live sample of the simple badge that displays your location at the city level.


MyLoki is worth a look for anyone who has an interest in locative tech.

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