'Girls Around Me' shows a dark side of social networks

03.04.2012

The challenge, said Polonetsky, is to use technology to provide new and interesting experiences for those who want them, without leaving other users feeling violated.

Meanwhile, the makers of Girls Around Me they were trying "find a solution" to FourSquare having yanked their API. The app had been downloaded 70,000 times, they said.

The IDG News Service