Congrats Rich team on the public launch of Sup 3.0 :-)
Good idea to include the Android/Google Play logo and capture emails, but you should clarify that it's "coming soon" before the user clicks.
Can you share any magical moments that happened thanks to Sup?
@ediggs Thanks Eze! Great feedback we will take that on-board.
One magical moment for me is that I actually met a friend of Rich's at an event, ended playing a good game of table football and made a friend.
@ediggs I second this, this definitely made me rage quit the typeform
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Liking the simplicity and the "sup" factor - I think its a low threshold way to reach out to people around you without potentially interrupting them - or their anniversary dinner :)
You are following in the footsteps of more than a few companies that have tried to crack the nut. Design wise this does seem pretty slick.
I guess the area approach makes sense if they are arranging their own meetings and means you could broaden who you would "sup" since you're not giving away too much of your location.
Has their been push back on the creep factor - I guess it stems from 4sq or other kinda apps that show more. I also think the research supports that females (males too) prefer a broader indicator of where they are rather than a specific location.
Good job! Keep up the hustle :)
Peter
discl: worked on an app that connected people via linkedin and gps for professional meetings.
@ourmaninto Thanks for the feedback Peter. Really interesting stuff. This is exactly why I love the PH community!
We're very focused on creating a product that users feel comfortable with using. We seem to be striking a good balance of enough discretion to avoid the creepiness, with enough hyperlocal information to facilitate meet-ups #IRL. Serendipitous moments are happening as a result of Sup, which is exactly what we want to see.
How do you feel about the 'creep factor' in relation to Sup?
Danny
re discl: nice! This is very interesting.
@ourmaninto Thanks so much Peter. We're working hard to try and address a lot of this whilst keeping the tracking factor out. Would love to chat more about your linkedin GPS experience. R
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@dannylowney Just saw this - thanks for the thoughtful reply eh and cheers to serendipity :)
@sarperdag Thanks Sarp!
We've had a few people question whether or not the creep factor is still there. Hopefully, we've answered them. But I'd love to turn the question to you and ask whether you see us as creep-free and why :)
Hugely grateful. Danny.
@orliesaurus Ah but your friends won't. If they are more than 2000 meters away you won't know where they are.
And if they are less than 2000 meters then you will know their distance from you but we randomise their location in the app so you won't know if they are north, west east or south unless they share their location.
Of course we also allow you to hide, so nobody knows where you are :)
@orliesaurus@jcampbell_05 As James says, users can never pin point you exact location just that you are in your area. We also have a hide feature that you can tap and disappear off the radar.
@jcampbell_05 Just poking around. I think there isn't anything to improve per se. Some people will find this ok but some will never find any sort of location sharing ok.
@felipecn Swarm is more of a social hyper local game. It's geared towards winning points, unlocking achievements and gaining stickers. Our philosophy is to become a "Tool for discovery".Although right now we only allow you to discover who's nearby, talk to people and also to get notifications when a friend enters your area; We have big plans for the future to expand on this. We believe this adds a lot more value to your life than gamification.
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It feels like friends-only apps are almost impossible to market. If you are the first friend to download the app, and your friends still didn't download it, then the app is not working (you will delete it right away). How did you manage to face this issue? What marketing strategies may work in such a situation?
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