Chatterbox

Chatterbox is a new concept in social applications (apps). Its totally different from
 existing social apps. The basic features are:



1. No need to sign up or sign in, open application and chat with nearby users
 straight away.



2. Search users within 100 metres.



3. Chat with users privately or publicly.



4. Messages in Public Chat can be read only when you are in the same 
place where users posted those messages. (Premium users can pick up a location on the Map to read the messages of Public Chat there.)



5. You can only post new messages in the place where you are.



6. Old messages may be removed when new messages are received in the same
 place. Only 100 live messages are available in the same place.



7. Read different messages and meet different users in different places.



8. Driving mode enables you to chat with nearby users in a widen range.



9. Map only displays users within 100 metres. Users cannot be seen beyond 100 metres.

10. Update location automatically or manually.

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
You can switch the Update Mode to Manual to save battery life.

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Some interesting situations people can use Chatterbox:



1. Share idea with users, and not have to share personal details, e.g. phone number, email, etc. Chatterbox encourages users to use real name but nicknames are welcome.



2. In a group, e.g. work meetings, users can discuss common topics, and put forward ideas that may be controversial, without exposing their real name. The discussion is only available in a specific place.



3. Talk with strangers next to you without knowing their contact
 method, e.g. bus stop, shopping centre etc.



4. Go to the same place where you were and review what you wrote in
 Chatterbox last time, it can be fun if you are a tourist and like to
 write down something there.



5. Before entering a restaurant, check the message in Public Chat room to
 see what users comments where on the restaurant


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Social media has been changing our life extensively. It has taken the personal side out of relationships, quiet often not knowing who we are ever really talking too.

Chatterbox will allow people to contacting someone in a more natural way, Normally we approach people in the real world and chat with them. Chatterbox will allow you to approach someone electronically without exposing personal details.



As humans we have the ability to forget information, but
 current social media remembers everything for us, we are living in virtual communities and networks, and moving further away from personal contact.


Chatterbox is bringing us back to reality, and it’s more human aspects are keep it real, e.g. Chatterbox can forget conversations when you leave a place
 after a certain length of time, and also has the ability to recall information when
 users go back to the same place.

Chatterbox is an open tool which enables the whole world to be a big chat
room. You go to different parts of the room, you can convey different messages and meet different people.



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All feedback is gratefully appreciated.


Chatterbox aim is to close the gap between people and Social Media.