Spottible
is a company that was started in 2013 in New York City with the intention of helping people record and share locations on maps easily with family and friends. Spottible was designed
by passionate travelers who prefer word-of-mouth recommendations over guidebooks and strangers’ reviews online. The founders had the thought that since most people take photos with smartphones – both at home and on the road – why not automatically tag and organize the places people visit? And when people are overseas, why not make both maps and places available offline? And for those who prefer not to automatically share places with a few hundred ‘friends’, why not let users control their privacy?
As a result, Spottible automatically tags places users add on their mobile phone. It works completely offline. Its places and collections are private by default, with options to share with friends or, if users prefer, with everyone.
By: Christopher Ewell, AGS on August 3, 2015