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Maybe we should make a Loopt Fail Whale

2009-11-13T11:15:45-08:00

Hi all,

Here’s the good news: the new Loopt for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available in the App Store. Yay!

The bad news: we expect heavy volume in the coming days as people update and this means you will probably be experiencing some unfortunate performance issues – such as really extreme slowness.

We’re working around the clock to fix these issues but some of them are going to require us to submit an update to the App Store. We’ll keep you posted on our progress via Twitter so make sure to follow us there if you want updates.

Cool,
The Loopt Team

p.s. - If you want to see how the new Loopt for iPhone and iPod touch should work when it’s running smoothly, be sure to check out the video.

The New Loopt for iPhone and iPod touch.

2009-11-12T18:51:25-08:00

Loopt is all about helping you discover the world around you. With Loopt, you’ve always been able to see which of your friends are nearby - we just made it a lot easier to explore the best places and events as well with the latest update of the Loopt application for the iPhone and iPod touch – get it now!

One of the features we’re most excited about is Pulse. We’ve brought together detailed information provided from Zagat and Citysearch and combined them with the input of the Loopt community to build an awesome list of hot places and events in your area, ensuring that you’ll never go bored again. It’s a Pulse of what’s happening in your city, and it’s available at your fingertips in the Discover tab.

For a full walk through of all the new features, click here.

Download the latest version of Loopt for the iPhone and iPod touch now!

Read the press release »

Brand New Loopt for BlackBerry

2009-11-09T14:01:18-08:00

We just launched a major update for Loopt on BlackBerry®! It’s available for free on the BlackBerry App World™ storefront – go here to download it now. You may have already heard about it from CrackBerry.com. If you want to take a tab-by-tab tour of the new Loopt application, go here.

Feature highlights include:

Discover the best places and events, including those rated highly by your friends on Pulse
See where your friends are on maps, view their latest updates listed in real-time, and comment on them
Check-in to instantly share your updates with friends - easily update Facebook and Twitter with your photos and places in one Loopt check-in
Browse and rate local places and events - peruse detailed information from Zagat, Citysearch, and the Loopt community
Save money with special offers and coupons from nearby retailers

Loopt on the BlackBerry® runs in the background, which allows you to update your location in real-time while you are on the move, even when the Loopt application is not running in the foreground.

For a full walk through of all the new features, click here.

Download the new Loopt for BlackBerry now!

Read the press release »

Share What’s Up: How Many Co-Founders Does it Take to Put Together Hardware?

2009-10-22T11:12:42-07:00

Loopt Mix’s launch was so successful that Sam, Nick, and Alok, Loopt’s co-founders, had to do some late night/morning work to upgrade our Loopt Mix hardware so that it could handle all the excitement.

Loopt Mix is now in the Top 50 free apps in the App Store!

Loopt Mix: More Features, More Fun, New App

2009-10-19T08:10:31-07:00

Loopt Mix—the service that introduces you to the people nearby that you wish you knew—is growing up! Starting today, Loopt Mix is available for the iPhone or iPod touch as its own application in the Apple App Store.

We’ve decided to make Loopt Mix a stand-alone application so that we can pack it with the features you’ve been asking us for, such as real-time, in-app chat, the ability to upload multiple photos, and much more.

Since launching Loopt Mix last year, we’ve received an overwhelmingly positive response from the Loopt community: like Brad, who found a surfing buddy on Loopt Mix, or Topher, who was reunited with a long-lost friend on Loopt Mix. Loopt Mix is a simple and fun way to connect with others nearby in the real world who share your interests. It’s ideal for those who are looking for new friends to go to events with, getting to know someone over coffee, or new to town—almost anything you can imagine.

Feature highlights include:

- Free messaging with people around the country on Loopt Mix!
- Browse profiles of interesting people near you.
- Real-time, in-app chat with push notifications.
- Post multiple photos and status updates to introduce yourself.
- Use likes / tags and search filters to connect in the real world.

Try it out for yourself. Go to the App Store on your iPhone or iPod touch and search “Loopt Mix.” It’s free – just create a profile to start meeting the people you wish you knew. You can click here to download it now too.

Like previous versions of Loopt Mix, we don't show you the exact location of other members of the Loopt community, just approximately how close they are. You're always in full control—you can easily change your privacy settings.

Leave a comment and let us know how you like it.

Learn more about Loopt Mix >>

And the Tweet with Loopt Winner Is...

2009-10-08T15:17:03-07:00

Tweeting with Loopt is fun—especially when it helps you win a sweet prize. That’s why we launched the Tweet with Loopt contest, where we asked you to submit your most entertaining caption from your favorite place. From the many entries we received, we let you decide which one was the most entertaining. The votes are in and the winner is… Zane Revai:

Zane has his Loopt Link set up to update both Twitter and Facebook. He loves that he can update all of his social networks at once with photos and places “in a much cleaner fashion than any Twitter App.”

To link Loopt to Twitter, just log-in to your Loopt account online at www.loopt.com and click on the Twitter icon to get started or click here. While you’re at it, you can also link Loopt to Facebook as well—just click on the Facebook icon from the same page or click here.

Sign up for The List to receive updates (in the upper right corner of this page) and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace—that way, you’ll always be in the Loopt :)

Tweet with Loopt Finalists

2009-09-16T10:14:43-07:00

Thank you to all of you in the Loopt community who participated in the Tweet with Loopt game! We received a bunch of highly entertaining captions from your favorite places.

It was tough, but we managed to narrow down the field to the 10 most entertaining tweets (and had a lot of fun doing it our all-hands meeting). Now it’s up to YOU to choose the winner of the $1,000 Apple Gift Certificate by vote:

Vote early because we'll be closing the polls in a week (September 23 at 11:59 PM PST).

To link Loopt to Twitter to tweet with photos and places straight from your phone, just log-in to your Loopt account online at www.loopt.com and click on the Twitter icon to get started or click here.

Loopt: Always-On Location Service for the iPhone (Trial)

2009-09-04T09:02:31-07:00

The world around you never stops moving so Loopt should provide you with a service that doesn’t either. You’re constantly running errands, answering calls, meeting up with friends, etc. – you need your mobile phone to update your location in real-time while you’re in motion. Loopt supports location updating via its Always-On Location Service even when you’re not running the Loopt application on many platforms and our users love it. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Loopt is providing this separate, optional Always-On Location Service for the iPhone^TM to provide you with information on the “now” as well as the “here”.

This is the first service for the iPhone^TM to do this – Loopt continues to push the boundaries of location technologies to provide you with the best experiences possible. Always-on location is incredibly valuable because it gives you and your friends highly relevant, actionable information. We are confident you’ll enjoy the experience it offers.

We will provide this separate Always-On Location Service to a limited set of Loopt users on a trial basis in order to help test-drive it. If you’re interested in applying to join the trial, click here. We can only grant access to 5,000 of you, so get going. If you’re admitted into the trial, we’ll make sure some of your friends that also apply get in as well. Just e-mail blog@loopt.com with their e-mail addresses.

p.s. - Please let us know about your experience by sending your comments, ideas, and questions to feedback@loopt.com. Keep in touch with us because we need your feedback to continue to improve our service.

Tweet with Loopt to Win a $1,000 Gift Certificate

2009-08-27T11:36:46-07:00

Want more Twitter followers* and a $1,000 Apple Gift Certificate** – maybe for an iPhone 3GS? All you need to do to participate is:

STEP 1:
Link your Loopt to Twitter (see below).

STEP 2:
Using Share on Loopt, create an entertaining caption from your favorite place and include “@loopt for $1,000”.

STEP 3:
Follow @loopt to enter.

We’ll narrow down the 10 most entertaining tweets and then YOU, @loopt’s Twitter followers, choose the winner by vote in two weeks. Don’t forget to follow @loopt so that we can let you know if you’ve won.

*Use Loopt to tweet with photos and places straight from your phone. It makes life easier and it also makes you popular (we think).

To link Loopt to Twitter, just log-in to your Loopt account online at www.loopt.com and click on the Twitter icon to get started or click here.

**Offer is available to all registered Loopt users on eligible phones residing in the United States who have enabled Loopt-Twitter integration. Must be 14 years of age or older to enter. In order to enter, you must update your status on Twitter using Loopt and include “@loopt for $1,000” in the status update. Loopt must be able to view your tweet; please ensure that your privacy settings on Twitter will allow Loopt to see your Twitter stream. There are no limits to the amount of times you may tweet an entry. You consent to Loopt's use and the public display of your tweeted entry. Loopt will begin accepting entries at 11:30 AM PST on August 27, 2009 and will stop accepting new entries at 11:59 PM PST on September 10, 2009. Loopt reserves sole discretion to pick the 10 semi-finalists who will compete for the grand prize. Public voting for the grand-prize winner will commence at a point in time of Loopt’s choosing after the entry period closes and will take place on PollDaddy.com. Each person is allowed one vote during this public voting phase. The participant with the tweet that receives the most votes during this voting phase will receive the grand prize: a $1,000 Apple Gift Certificate. The Gift Certificate will be mailed directly to the grand-prize winner. Loopt is not responsible for lost gift certificates and will not issue additional gift certificates. Gift certificates are subject to additional terms and conditions. Please allow 6-8 weeks after the end of the promotion for delivery. Loopt may modify, suspend or terminate this promotion at any time. This promotion and awarding of gift certificates will be conducted by Loopt, Inc. whose decisions are final on all matters. Apple and PollDaddy.com are not affiliated with or a sponsor of this promotion.

Alabama’s Cool Journal Widget

2009-08-20T10:08:18-07:00

Alabama is a radio personality in Lansing, Michigan for 97.5 NOW FM’s afternoon show. She does a lot of appearances for the radio station around town at grand openings, concerts, etc., and she uses Loopt to show her listeners what she’s up to. She says, “Loopt gives my listeners easy access to me and is absolutely great for promoting my radio station and show. It is great for interaction with my listeners - besides just hearing about events on air, it shows them where I am and what the event looks like. I think Loopt is more personal than just talking about an event on the radio.”

You can share your Loopt Journal with any of your friends on your web sites, blogs, or social networks with the Loopt Journal Widget too. To create a Journal Widget, just log-in to your Loopt account online at loopt.com, and click on the “Get your Journal Widget” link to get started. You can also go here to create and place your Loopt Journal Widget (it’s as easy as copying and pasting).

If you think you have a cool Loopt Journal Widget, e-mail us at blog@loopt.com and we’ll share it here!