The Submate App Connects You to Others on Your Commute to Work
Christopher DeLuca — May 18, 2011 — Social Good
References: submate & springwise
The Submate app strives to facilitate real-world connections with the people that surround you. The app -- which is free to download for iPhone users -- is super simple to use: enter a trip that you occasionally take and fill out some general interest criteria. After that, you just sit back and wait for the app to return relevant results.
When the results list pops up, you have the option of looking at who the Submate app has selected and contacting them if you want to get acquainted. The Submate app is an excellent means of breaking up the banal commute and introducing an element of the unexpected encounter in your life.
When the results list pops up, you have the option of looking at who the Submate app has selected and contacting them if you want to get acquainted. The Submate app is an excellent means of breaking up the banal commute and introducing an element of the unexpected encounter in your life.
Trend Themes
1. Community-building Apps - The rise of community-building mobile apps presents opportunities to cultivate more meaningful connections among people in real life.
2. Personalized Trip Planning - Apps that use personalized data to help users plan their daily commutes or travel can offer a highly customized and streamlined experience.
3. Location-based Social Networking - Social networking apps that connect people based on physical proximity are an emerging trend that could revolutionize how we interact with others in the real world.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile App Development - There is a growing demand for mobile app developers who can create innovative community-building and personalized trip planning apps.
2. Transportation - Transportation companies can benefit from partnering with community-building and personalized trip planning apps to enhance their customers' experience and increase customer loyalty.
3. Social Networking - Social networking companies that incorporate location-based features into their apps may have a competitive advantage in the future as location-based social networking becomes more mainstream.
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