Another charmin’ mobile app: potty train your phone
Posted on March 26, 2009
Filed Under digital media, networked society, personal technology |
After everything you can rate, here comes the kicker: public toilets. This mobile application sponsored by Procter&Gamble’s Charmin brand combines location-aware services (the “you are here” type) with a collaboration tool (think Wikipedia for toilets). The concept is so simple that it is, well.. charming.
The web based application located at SitOrSquat.com is billed as a “place to find and record bathrooms anywhere in the world.” But it will probably prove more useful on any mobile phone… you know, when you gotta go. It is currently available for iPhone and Blackberry. Beyond the marketing implications of this development for the consumer goods industry, it should be extremely valuable for the common user of public toilets. Let’s face it, who hasn’t been in urgent need of a toilet and trying to “weight options”? Yeap, sometimes is good to know if you should sit or squat–and I’m not talking about women only.
The application allows users not only to rate a bathroom, but also to comment on its location. For instance, you will be able to note if the Starbucks where a particular toilet is located offers good wireless internet connection. This is crucial. Particularly if you are trying to collect your thoughts and report them right from the scene.
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