Tag: Foursquare

fitsquare: An Incentive To Become Healthy

fitsquare

fitsquare

fitsquare is a research project run by the final years students of BSc Computer Science who aim to encourage increased physical activity for users of the foursquare social network.

The project investigates the design and development of an adaptive persuasive technology and its effectiveness in encouraging positive behaviour change on the foursquare social network.

According to WHO (World Heath Organization), physical inactivity is the fourth highest risk factor for global mortality. Continue reading →

WhileWairport: Get Real-Time Information On Airports, Flights, People

WhileWairport

WhileWairport

WhileWairport offers you services to make the most of the time waiting at the airport. It provides you with real-time information from airports and airlines, schedules and boarding gates information, comments and recommendations from users and travellers who are at the airport.

This wonderful service provides you with important information that helps you to manage your trips and meet people who share your interests. With WhileWairport, you will never feel lost or loose your way while at the airport. It makes the entire experience of air travel a joy.

Because you might not be able to access to a computer while at the airport, WhileWairport is available on your mobile for free. Continue reading →

Engagio: Recognize & Build Relationships On Social Network Easily

Engagio

Engagio

Engagio helps you to track your online conversations and allows you to develop meaningful relationships from them. In short, it is your tool to find quality relationships.

Pitched as ‘Your inbox for online conversations and relationships’, it is a tool much like Gmail, but is for managing your conversations in social networking sites and commenting systems. Engagio gives you visibility about the people behind these conversations and reveals their social identities profile. It saves you much time and allows you to connect with others in a much better and deeper way.

Although social media has many advantages, sometimes we fall short of managing our many relationships on social networking sites. Continue reading →

OnTheWay: Get personalized road trip directions, attractions

OnTheWay

OnTheWay

OnTheWay is an app that helps you to plan your road trip by giving you exact directions and more.

The service pulls in the best information from different sources like Yelp, Google Places, Foursquare and even National Register of Historic Places to create a personalized road trip for you.

What is amazing about OnTheWay is that it is not only gives you road directions, but also tells you about attractions like parks, stores, hotels, bars, libraries etc. that you will find on the way. This can prove really helpful to anybody who is travelling and can make the journey comfortable and fun. Continue reading →