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Re:Show HN: An API for “where are you now?” by dublinmadyoke on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @10:22AM (#10621184)
Interesting. What pain does it solve?
Re:Show HN: An API for “where are you now?” by cillian on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @10:30AM (#10621251)
It essentially replaces telling someone verbally where you are. For breakdown assistance they can now get the customer's exact location without that person needing an app or trying to describe their location. The same goes for delivery or emergency.
Re:Show HN: An API for “where are you now?” by drited on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @11:46AM (#10621842)
Not needing an app to share location to a requester is cool. I didn't immediately get that this was what the app was for either - the fact that the user doesn't need an app is hidden from the frontpage under the 'more' link. I think if I wasn't motivated to find out what this was for I would have just skipped on to something else. Would suggest amending the frontpage so that users are bashed over the head with this right from the get-go.