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Real-Time Social Networking Apps

The 'FriendFinder' App Gets Users Partaking in Nearby Events

— April 10, 2018 — Tech
Making new friends can be a difficult process for those who don't deviate much from their daily routine, so the 'FriendFinder' app has been developed as a solution to help you get more involved in nearby happenings. The app works by offering users a real-time map that shows what events are happening right now that you can get involved with to ensure you aren't spending more time thinking about things to do rather than actually doing them. Users can upload posts to their timeline and even partake in the Discovery feature that will help you connect with nearby people in your neighborhood that are looking to socialize.

The 'FriendFinder' app speaks to the increasingly digitized lifestyle that many consumers are living that requires a more direct approach to socialization.
Trend Themes
1. Real-time Social Networking - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a real-time social networking app that uses advanced algorithms to connect users with nearby events and people.
2. Location-based Event Discovery - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a location-based app that uses real-time data to inform users about events happening nearby, facilitating new connections and experiences.
3. Digitized Socialization - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design an app that leverages technology to enhance and streamline socialization, making it easier for users to connect with others in their vicinity.
Industry Implications
1. Social Networking Apps - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinvent social networking apps by introducing real-time features and user-focused event discovery mechanisms.
2. Event Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the event management industry by developing platforms that enable real-time event updates and facilitate connections between event organizers and attendees.
3. Digital Lifestyle - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Tap into the growing digital lifestyle trend by creating technology solutions that facilitate real-time socialization, event planning, and connections in the digital sphere.
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