Here are new apps for letting people friends know where you are and sending them directions. It's called zhiing (LBS) mobile location messaging. Zhiing is work across-devices and works via messaging.. Zhiing follows the trend of Bing, and people turn the word into a verb, such as "ping me" or "Google me."
Zhiing allows users to communicate their locations or other locations
of interest to friends, family, co-workers, or or craiglists buyers.
The recipient doesn't have to have a zhiing app to ge the location
information. Zhiing has apps for the iPhone, BlackBerry (Cuve, Storm,
Pearl, Bold 8800), Android and Windows Mobile. BlackBerry users who
don't have at BlackBerry Storm have enter their location because the
GPS on those BlackBerry smarpthones is not open to third party
developers.
Zhiing could save you time sending multiple emails,
along with links to maps, and/or that phone call asking for
directions. Just send a zhiing. There is also a computer/PC browser
version that lets you send that address to any mobile number by
clicking on the
zhiing icon. Mobile devices that are not currently supported by zhiing
will receive SMS
messages with turn-by-turn directions when they reply to the incoming
zhiing with their current location.
Zhiing examples:
- A friend zhiinged another friend's mobile phone from a new restaurant
inviting them to lunch. The friend received the invitation with a map
and turn-by-turn directions of how to get there from their current
location and replied that they would arrive in ten minutes. -
With the zhiing browser add-on installed, a Realtor using zhiing
sends a zhiing location message to themselves and their client from
their computer with information regarding what time an interesting
property is available for preview. Both receive the location message
with the destination address of the property to preview. A zhiing is
now stored on their mobile device with driving directions to the
property from their current location. - A zhiing user is in need of roadside assistance. They send a zhiing message with their location requesting assistance.
The zhiing application and services are free. Standard data and
messaging charges from the receiver's mobile carrier will apply. Mobile
devices that are not currently supported will receive multiple SMS
messages with turn-by-turn directions if they reply to the incoming
zhiing with their current location.
The zhiing utility ensures user privacy. The sender will only let
others know their current location by sending a zhiing and a
recipient's location is not shared unless they choose to send a zhiing
in response.
The zhiingers have created their on zhiinglish may you can add some more:
zhiing - (n) |
A blast of location info beamed directly to your mobile; (v) the act of sending or receiving step-by-step directions in less time than it took to read this |
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zhiinger - (n) |
You or someone in your network of pals (someone who zhiings, obviously) |
zhiing request - (n) |
An invite to coolness -- start zhiinging and get connected |
ZAM - (n) |
(a.k.a. zhiing application manager) - The tiny application that lives on your phone that lets you send and receive zhiings trouble-free |
zhiing me - (v) |
Want to find me fast? Hit me up! |
zhiing fling - (n) |
A hook-up born in zhiingland |
zhiingcompoop - (n) |
An overzealous zhiinger |
zhiingicon - (n) |
The little rings that populate your next to addresses in the browser window with the zhiing browser add-on installed. |
We hope our readers don't become zhiingaholics. You may becolme zhiingalated or get zhiingy with it. You could zhiingundated with too many zhiings........
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