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CallAround

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Smartphone-based communication service, combining a) voice calls, b) geolocation and c) twitter-like hashtag grouping.

CallAround gives ability to find people geo-closest to you by hashtag (profession or interest or whatever) and voice-call them with your phone. User can become “findable” too.

Example:

1. User enters tag - for example #taxi
2. He taps it to find other people around you with tag #taxi or just call closest
3. Success: he can order a nearby taxi.
4. Then he taps another button on tag #taxi, stating that other people now can find and call him as in step 2 (he can toggle this state, if he don’t want to be found at the moment)
5. Success: he is now himself a “taxi driver” - when he wants to.

Service proposes a multitude of social and small business uses - with tags like #girlWantsCinema, #occupySchoolLibrary, #beerNow, #emergencyLawyer, #washMyCarNow etc.

Has Twitter and Facebook integration (profiles, groups, likes).

Recent Milestones

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  CallAround added Yakov Alperin as CEO. (4/16/12)
  Posted 7/24/12 at 11:54pm

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Screenshots

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Above: Main screen
Uploaded: 8/28/12

Above: Main screen
Uploaded: 8/28/12

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