I was surprised at how much exercising regularly did to mitigate work-stress. I find that if I can get physically tired at least once a day I'm able to sleep better, think about problems more clearly, and get more done.
Part of this is the mental space I get from leaving the room I'm working in and doing something where it's impossible to multi-task - if I'm running, I'm running, and there are no distractions, etc...
So, it looks OK but I have to admit - I clicked because I thought it was an app that maps public bathrooms in my neighborhood...the design/palette sort of reinforce this (pink+blue being classic gender differentiators)
I've been thinking about better ways to use location data for awhile now, and this one is interesting but (for many of the reasons mentioned here) I don't think it's a winner.
Here's what I'm working on - a way to use a firehose of location based check-ins to allow venue owners to issue microbribes to get customers in the door.
For example: I'm in Tribeca running a bar. I have a dashboard that lets me see in realtime how many check-ins are occurring and where (and I can filter by distance and venue type). I can set thresholds (I'll pay $1 to get any customer in the door, I'll pay $20 to get a group of 4 in the door, etc) OR let an algorithm determine the spot value of getting a customer in the door. My dashboard then automatically generates the appropriate deal. When my other threshold (current capacity/throughput in my venue) is reached, the deal expires. (Of course, I can see how someone who had to wait a long time for a cab might be burned if the deal expires before she arrives - there must be a way around that).
Right now, the issue I'm having is - how do people get notified about the deal? If it's in-game and I get a partnership w 4sq, it's a little easier...but it's still irritating to be "pitched to" every time I'm out on the town. If I sign up to a third-party system riding on top of 4sq, it takes me out of the awesome game-mindset that 4sq engenders. Maybe within 4sq, I can click a "bribe me" button?
I think nhashem and I are chasing the same battleship - anyone else have any thoughts?