Global Trends - Mass Mingling

Continued from Yesterday

•New York-based Meetup recently launched a service for organizations, companies and movements to launch global events via the web. Meetup Everywhere is an open and free platform which aims to spark offline events amongst communities of like-minded individuals, across the globe. The website enables organizers to map the meet-ups and share announcements and updates through users' Facebook and twitter accounts. And one more fun initiative: Meetup now works with ReadyMade and Etsy.com to encourage DIY crafters to host their own local "craft ups". Organizers will receive a free downloadable Craft Party Kit containing crafty project ideas, instructions and templates, along with tips and ideas for hosting their crafty meetup party.

•UK-based dating site Lovestruck's iPhone app is aimed at single professionals. The service uses work locations as a base to link potential lovers and allows customers to enter their own status updates, such as 'FreeTonight' to inform other users of their availability.

•Where the Flock is an iPhone app that solves the problem of people needing to know how far away someone is at any given moment. The app enables consumers to bookmark locations, record a location of a parked car or view the speed a user is travelling.

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