Hi, Trepia.com has just released a revolutionary networking application that lets you instantly meet other Wi-Fi users in your vicinity. We're currently evaluating the initial release and would love to get feedback from people in the bay area. So far we've had very successful trial runs in downtown SF.
On the surface, Trepia looks similar to a buddy list. While programs like ICQ and AIM will show you a static list of friends, Trepia shows you a list of people who are currently in your area -- people who you most likely didn't know before! You can check out their profile and picture and strike up a conversation, knowing that if you actually want to meet them, they are never more than a few minutes away, by foot. How does it work behind the scenes? If two people are within range of the same Wi-Fi access point, they must be close to each other. Building on this idea, Trepia tracks the movement of people through access points, and then notifies you of other users who are in your area. Trepia even works when two people are not on the same access point, but the access points themselves are close to each other. To run it, you'll need a Windows2000/XP computer with a Wi-Fi card. It's available for free at http://www.trepia.com/ Please contact me with any suggestions or comments you might have. Thanks! Jawed Karim Chief Executive Officer Trepia, Inc. -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
