Whogling: finding the right person online and off-line
During large events, it is crucial that people can maximize their capability to meet. Everyone knows from experience that the most significant events happen outside the formal program of a given event (coffee break, lunch time, travel time...). This context of randomness generates more possibilities of connections.
Although randomness is an essential piece for interaction to operate, there are also powerful technologies to increase the possibilities for new connections. Such technologies range from wearing badges and easy to recognize external attributes, to online matching features.
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whogle technology during and after, so that people can build online rich profiles and find those who match their needs. Alert features (email, SMS…) on cell phones or any device help set up the context in real time.
This can be combined with any social network (like Ryze, Huminity, Friendsters, LinkedIn, etc.)