Social mapping is finally where it wanted to be. The latest online dating sites help you find people who share the same interests in real time. Using GPS capabilities they track people who are like you, and then hey, you can do what you will.
A new site called Cheek’d gives the card a chance. Like what you see? Slip her a coy card with a message like “I’m looking forward to our first date,” and wait for her to locate you on Cheekd.com.
Instead of relying on the Internet first, the net becomes a means to further real life interaction. Spot the looker, hand them a card, and hope they call. It’s slicker than telephoning, and more honest than the traditional dating sites with pictures that disappoint when you arrive at your first date. Instead of the formality of day-long back and forth messages, the immediacy occurs right there.
Skout, a phone application, alerts people to others in the area who like the same things they do. For safety reasons, a precise location isn’t defined, but within that radius you can message and easily meet in a matter of minutes.
So see? Our generation isn’t really any different from the last. It’s just that we have newer tools; same sheep, different skin.
