An exciting new app was bought to my attention recently, and it goes by the name of Tagggit.  Tagggit is a social networking application where you add friends and build communities, and then tag locations with photographs to share with the public or those within your communities.

The interesting part comes when you add it as a mobile application (avaiable as a Symbian application), using the inbuilt location finder (GPS, Wifi), geotagging your current activity is as easy as pressing a button.  From here, your friends, family, and the public around you can see where you’re currently located, or the event/location/highlight you’ve just tagged, depending on your desired privacy level.

Some obvious uses for this are listed on the site, such as:

• Tagging points of interest around a city (Streets on the Monopoly Board anyone?)
• Tagging a location for a party/dinner with photo/directions on how to get there
• Telling your friends which pub you’re at for after work drinks

I was thinking some other idea’s could be:

• A digg-styled tag system where users can Vote Up/Vote Down other tags
• Location finding game where small snapshots are taken around a city and have to be located by other players (like naming a movie or product from a small cut-out of a bill board or poster).
• Non vandalistic Graffiti?!  Maybe not.

Clearly the best thing is the Symbian application which works perfectly on my phone (yes, the same Nokia N95), and is a welcome addition to the growing library of apps I’m using on a daily basis.

Tagggit is in private beta release stage at the moment, but is soon to be available to the public, so stay tuned.

Tags: mobile

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