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Keep an eye on your friends with WeFi's Facebook app and Windows Mobile client.

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by iswirl February 12, 2008 3:38 PM PST
Slightly less creepy (although it doesn't work with Facebook yet) is Swirl Connect (http://www.iswirl.com). We interpret 'friend' much more literally, providing real-time mobile and PC alerts on fewer people, but with more detail, e.g. latest photos, location updates, and so on. We like to think of it as rich presence or friend finder, but 'stalker' is a word with which we're familiar!

Shaun Taylor
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by Amit_at_wefi February 27, 2008 5:55 AM PST
Hi Josh

WeFi's Facebook application was (finally) published by Facebook. It is titled "I Am Here Now".
Apparently it was stuck in Facebook's congested application approval pipeline.

WeFi?s application for Facebook ? ?I Am Here Now? ? has been published (it was stuck in their congested review pipeline for about three weeks).
You can find it now in the Facebook application directory searching for keywords like WeFi, Wi-Fi, I Am Here Now, hotspots etc.

This is the direct link to the application:
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=7582558083&b&ref=pd

I will be happy for feedback and suggestion - it is a first shot at sharing WiFi over Facebook so there are bound to be many things we can improve.
Note that in order to really enjoy its full power you need to have WeFi installed on your (WiFi-enabled) computer. But if you haven't installed WeFi (yet...) the location will be based on the "home town" you entered in your Facebook profile.
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by suzie_tome August 22, 2008 2:50 AM PDT
thnx
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