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Introducing: Marco Polo for Android

Marco Polo is my new Android app that I've been working on in my free time since April.  It lets you 'find' your friends based on their geo-tagged social network posts.  Marco Polo then shows their location and distance from you on a compass.  The app is very simple right now, but I have plans to add game mechanics that will make it much more fun!  You ...

MarcoPolo Help and FAQ

Looking for the privacy policy?  See the bottom of this page.

So how do I use this?


Start by adding your friends' Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or Flickr account.  Then hit the 'refresh' menu button to download their latest checkins.  You can then view the checkins on a compass or Google map, along with your current location.

How come I don't see anything?


Maybe your friend hasn't ...

Find your Friends with Marco Polo

Marco Polo is an app to follow your friends' location via their social networking feeds.  It can aggregate geotagged posts from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Flickr, and then show those posts on a map.  You can also 'find' your friends from your current location by using the compass!

Version 0.1 was released on 2011/07/01.  Download it now from the Android market!
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