A lot of people love to meet new friends, and we usually meet most of our friends in places we are familiar with. Imagine you’re visiting a new place, and you don’t know anyone near you. If you are like me, meeting new people in a place you aren’t familiar with can be a little harder than the way you normally meet people.
So, how do you find people that are like-minded without even talking to them?
Introducing Sonar
The best answer to this weird question is Sonar, an iPhone application that finds people nearby you. Sonar uses your Foursquare, Facebook and Twitter accounts to find all the people that are near you.
When logged in to foursquare, Sonar will pull information from all foursquare users around you. Then, it will go deeper into their Facebook and Twitter profiles and find out what the users around you have in common with you. You’ll see a list of people that you might be interested in meeting.
Apart from showing what’s common between you and others near you, the app will also show the friends you have in common. However, no information will be pulled up in the case that the users near you have made their information private. So, you’ll only see the people who are also interested in meeting new friends and have made their information publicly viewable.
Sonar isn’t only great when it comes to meeting new friends. It can also be used for networking and marketing. If you happen to be around a few people but don’t know who to talk with, Sonar will help you get started digitally. All you need is a Foursquare account.
Conclusion
The best part of Sonar is that it’s a free application. Sonar is available in many languages including Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Russian, Spanish and of course English. The application runs well on any iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that runs iOS 4.2 or later.
You can visit Sonar’s website here or directly go to App Store by clicking here.
