Weekly Social Download: So you don’t have to stress out that everything just changed again.
You might need to be of a certain age to appreciate it, but if you are, you won’t find a more enjoyable 90 seconds on the internet today than you will playing Perfect Strangers: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now. In it, you’ll control Balki Bartokomous as he tries to collect enough stars to help you achieve your dream. Failure results in a poorly pronounced version of said dream — and we won’t spoil what happens if you collect all the stars.
Glancee makes a mobile phone app for social discovery, similar to Highlight. Download it, hook it up with Facebook and it will tell you if your friends are nearby … who needs people to check in when you can stalk them?
Facebook hasn’t said anything about this acquisition, so it’s not clear how Facebook will use the tech — if it will keep Glancee around as an independent product or not.
Absolut Inspire: Augmented Reality Street Art
Check out this Future Lions 2012 entry by Iris Gavric & Daniel Otterbein. Proposed for Absolut Vodka, they’ve attempted to create movement called Absolut Inspire, an Augmented Reality Street Art App designed to create a new world without creative limitations.
Crowdsourced Grocery Shoppers Will Pick You Up Last-Minute Items
Milk, Please! connects users with others nearby who are going to the store, or are already there. Users can request for the shopper to purchase something like bread, milk, or eggs, and drop off the item at their home or office. The innovative service is also eco-friendly as it reduces the carbon footprints of unnecessary trips.
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