Loopt
A major theme in mobile applications now and in the coming months is the ability to detect the location of the user, and to use that information in useful and compelling ways. Loopt fits this bill perhaps better than any other mobile app out there now, mainly because of the way it mixes location awareness with social networking.
Loopt shows you a map, and your position on it, and also the positions of your mobile friends who are in the vicinity. Now you need something to do--somewhere to get together. Loopt detects businesses in the area and makes suggestions based on your interests or specific queries ("beer, pizza, bowling"). You can read what any of your friends have said about prospective meeting places, or read reviews from Yelp to help you decide.
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