Introducing Google Latitude - New!

Introducing Google Latitude - New!

See where your friends are in 'real-time' on a Google Map
Locate your Friends/Contacts


iGoogle gadget can be used to locate friends in your gmail contacts
(contacts are emailed first for permission to be located)


"Enjoy Google Latitude on your phone, computer, or both."

Share locations
Location sharing starts only when both you and a friend agree. Invite friends via email or easily add them from your Gmail contacts.

Control privacy
You can share, set, or hide your location - or turn off Google Latitude - from the privacy menu. You can also hide your location or share only a city-level location with certain friends. For more information, see the Privacy FAQs.

Share status
Create a status message and upload your photo within Latitude. It also syncs directly with Google Talk. Check your friends' status messages to see what your friends are up to.

Contact your friends
Quickly contact your friends with an SMS, IM, or phone call. You can also get directions to lead you to your friends.

Location Privacy

A useful guide is here
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=19501

more on Google Latitude
http://www.google.com/mobile/default/latitude.html

Google Maps Mania has a good introduction into the new service

mobile access starts here
visit google.com/latitude

Official Post
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/see-where-your-friends-are-with-google.html

"It is a Location Based Service made 'cool' by Google"
Mapperz