Product Hunt

My grandparents hid pennies around places they traveled with photo clues to hint at its whereabouts. I guess this is the millennial version of that.

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9yr ago

Craig Phares

Icotar

Maker

Hi guys! Founder of dropdrop here. I'm excited to hear everyone's feedback on our messaging app. We really wanted to connect online communication with the real world by associating messages and photos to a real place and time. We have an extensive road map laid out for upcoming features, including video and the ability to pick up and move drops. It's a very open platform, so the implications for use are really up to the individual. We've seen people leave surprise messages for their friends at a place they know they frequent. We've seen tips for locals dropped at different establishments. And we're working out rules for an upcoming scavenger hunt using drops. For the technically inclined, you can think of drops as Bluetooth beacons without the hardware. You determine the duration and radius of each drop you create. We've seen accuracy up to 10 meters. I'm looking forward to hearing from you all! Ask me anything!

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9yr ago

Stefan Kojouharov

@craigphares Love the idea. Its so interactive with reality

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9yr ago

Craig Phares

Icotar

Maker

@stefan_kojouharov thanks! Have fun with it! We've got some cool features on the horizon.

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9yr ago

orliesaurus

Toolhouse

Cool, reminds me of that uk startup that let you attach msgs to physical items on the streets that had a serial number of sme sorts

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9yr ago

Craig App Man Caruso

BetterMind

Hunter

@orliesaurus Do you remember the name of the startup?

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9yr ago

orliesaurus

Toolhouse

@craigcaruso yeah http://www.hellolamppost.co.uk/

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9yr ago

Jenny Ho

@craigcaruso @orliesaurus There is also http://geocaching.com

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9yr ago

Craig Phares

Icotar

Maker

@yuejn @craigcaruso @orliesaurus Yes, but that's specific for scavenger hunts. dropdrop is much more than a scavenger hunt. Although it could be used the same way as geocaching, it's not intended to solely be used for finding nearby waypoints.

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9yr ago

Craig Phares

Icotar

Maker

@orliesaurus @craigcaruso That Hello Lamp Post project is pretty cool. I can see how this reminds you of it. That whole sense of discovery and surprise is really what we're after.

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9yr ago

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