www. http://popmingle.com/
is a social media website launched in Mar 2013, and enables to get connected
with people who are located within a specific location. The location context is identified by
capturing the IP address of the user, with the help of a 3rd party geographical
script called Maxmind GeoIP City which is used to identify the geoIP city name, and location coordinates. The
differentiating factor about this website is that the users of this site do not
have to sign up or register to use it. It allows posting the status and allows introducing
about oneself. Photos and videos can be uploaded and one can communicate with
other using a webcam also. One unique feature of this site is that it allows updating
a post which was posted earlier. It allows chatting with people whom you know
and it has many interactive options. It displays the distance between the person
who are online and others in the friends list. Though it may look like similar
facebook, it seems to have many unique features and allows one to connect with
facebook, twitter from this website. The”about”
tab has FAQ section to understand about the website and its features. The good thing about this web site is that it
allows the user to edit their posts and the relevant posts will be stored in
their server until it is deleted. Hence the user owns their data, photos or any
media content unlike other social media websites which is a major differentiation of this website.
