Glancee: A Nice-Guy Ambient Social Location App For Normal People

I swear I'm not a Luddite, but I just don't see the advantage of these apps versus going out and meeting new people, no matter whether it's at a coffee shop, on the street, in a park, at a conference or at a bar. Investing your time in a few five minute conversations has got to be a better way to meet interesting new people than broadcasting your interests in a 100-yard radius and having an algorithm match you to people who happen to agree with your choice of keywords (and have to be using the same app.)<p>Can someone explain the appeal of these "ambient location" apps?

I don't understand this desire to only meet people who are similar to yourself. I want to meet people who are interested in, have done and are passionate about <i>different</i> things than me. I don't know about you, but talking about the same old thing again and again is boring to me.

This part stood out to me:<p>&#62; The app compares your Likes in common with Wikipedia listings to identify similar categorical interests. Examples I’ve seen: If the other person likes The New Yorker, a line of text might say “You like The Econoimst.” If they like The Sopranos, it says “You like Mad men.” Sometimes these comparisons end up better than others, but overall the feature does succeed in showing you things loosely in common that might not have been obvious if you only compare Likes.<p>Any chance of making this an API sometime soon?

great works guy, keep high the name of italian startup scene!