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MessageParty is a location-based iPhone chat app
Could MessageParty be the newest chat trend? It's an iPhone-only, location-based chatroom. That means you can jump in and start talking to people near you, in your city, or even in the worldwide "everybody" room. It's easy to set up, using Facebook Connect to log in, and there aren't a lot of frilly features. There aren't even direct messages, which really keeps the "party" in MessageParty. Just set up a room for your location or event, and off you go.I could see this catching on in a few particular markets: high school or college campuses, for example. Mashable suggests it would work well at conferences. So far, MessageParty has around 750 users trying out the Everybody Party, and I've seen 7 people signed in here in Seattle. The interface is insanely easy to figure out, so this could catch on big-time ... it just needs a big event to drive it, the way SXSW in Austin helped launch Twitter.
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Subscribe to commentsamandaspeytonAug 25th 2010 1:50PM
Hey Jay! Thanks for the article - am glad you are liking MessageParty. We are really excited about the possibilities for an app like this.
tadhg17Aug 25th 2010 2:08PM
Needs a refresh button and auto-refresh setting
sepiriothAug 25th 2010 2:39PM
But why only with facebook connect? what if i dont want to give them access to all my info? this whole "connect through facebook" everywhere is really starting to irk me, like people just want to datamine and get your info. wtf?
Brian N.Aug 27th 2010 6:06AM
I don't see this taking off unless Apple makes it built-in. That and conferences as you mentioned.
TheaAug 30th 2010 3:55PM
Another geo-location based chat application was released for both Droid and iPhone platforms the same week as MessageParty. I downloaded it last night, called Akembo. Anonymous log-in or can create profile. Has sort of "chat roulette" feature where can find any active room across the world to chat in. I don't think MessageParty has a private message feature or password protected rooms, which Akembo does.
frankSep 5th 2010 8:15PM
i had crack at a new dating iphone app called iKandi ..a cracking location based app with mega great search and chat features! none of these silly expensive subscription costs! look forward to video chat hitting the streets!