That incessant question..."Where you at ?"
You’re hanging out with your co-workers after work when you get a text message from your significant other. “Where you at?” they ask. You respond that you had to work late and you’ll be home in a little while. “That’s interesting,” they say, “Google Latitude says you’re not even at work.” You may recall seeing commercials about services like this. Do you want people to know where you’re at? If so, Google Latitude can make it happen. I can think of a few instances where something like this would have exonerated me from blame lol...
What Does It Do?
Google Latitude integrates with their Maps service to show people you authorize where you are. It’s currently available on Blackberry, S60, and Windows Mobile. Just visit google.com/latitude on your smart phone to get started. I've personally seen the Blackberry Bold use this feature and it is pretty cool when you wanna send someone your location via Maps, especially when your on the road trying to find someone.
The Details…
At first, you would think this is a horribly invasive service, but there are some things to keep in mind:
- Google only saves your last known location.
- There is no history of your whereabouts
- You choose who gets to see your location
- You choose, on an individual basis, which location people get to see (in case you really want to disappear for a while)
- You can also choose how detailed your location information is
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