Location-based apps are drawing on smartphone location data to deliver social, commercial and informational experiences. Highlight is a “social discovery” app that notifies users when they are near someone they might share interests. TaskRabbit and Zaarly merge social networking with the DIY economy. Localmind is a location-specific question-and-answer platform that offers what might be called social information.TaskRabbit was an early comer to the space, but it seems to be thriving now that other mobile location apps have grown in popularity.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2131116/sxsw–location–location–location-fuels-mobile-apps.html