Google has just released Latitude their update to Google Maps that allows you to know where your friends are.
You can get the software for Blackberry, S60 and Windows Mobile. Android is expected to launch in a few day and an iPhone version as part as Google Mobile App at some point.
To download just point the phone browser to google.com/latitude.
Once installed, sign in with your Google email, then add friends and a request will be sent to them.
It doesn’t track real-time, but sends the last logged location.
Google bought Dodgeball a while back which was a social media location based service but development seemed to die, though Latitude does seem to be the bastard child of Dodgeball.
grr. crappy embedded google maps that came on my phone won't allow upgrades.
I would say that it is the child of Jaiku more than Dodgeball.
If you see the comments by @Jyri in this thread http://jyri.jaiku.com/presence/52908027 and @mikie in this one http://mikie.jaiku.com/presence/52917485 and we are now seeing the result of what google did with the brains from behind Jaiku whilst they kept on working on Jaiku in their 20% time.
I would say that it is the child of Jaiku more than Dodgeball.
If you see the comments by @Jyri in this thread http://jyri.jaiku.com/presence/52908027 and @mikie in this one http://mikie.jaiku.com/presence/52917485 and we are now seeing the result of what google did with the brains from behind Jaiku whilst they kept on working on Jaiku in their 20% time.