Banjo: Next to Being There

How do you want the chance to explore what is happening around the world right at this very moment? Banjo is the greatest way to do just that. Using social networks, Banjo is a fun way to discover adventures, activities and places across the globe. Each time you explore using Banjo, you are sure to uncover new things. It can connect you with personalities and people you never knew and have not met before.

Banjo provides access to the world beyond what your present network can allow you. It is a great app for adventurous people who want to experience new places, try new things, or visit a particular event. Banjo is next to being there.

At the height of the popularity of social networking, Banjo can help filter and track through social media. As an Android and iPhone app, Banjo can search for geo-located Tweets, Gowalla or Foursquare check-ins, and even Twitpic images in a given area.

The app is helpful in two major ways. First, Banjo is designed to help find out what is happening in a particular area. It provides information on the activities taking place in a current location and they are plotted on a map. Aside from that, it can also provide information about a particular place of interest, say, Times Square. Banjo is a company that filters searches, like what restaurant is the most talked about in a given location.

Second, Banjo provides friend updates, sorted according to location and distance. For instance, businessmen stuck in a conference may want to find nearby friends. This feature was added by Banjo founder Damien Patton when he was stranded for hours in an airport and found out later that a friend was close by and Patton missed him because he did not know he was there.

One need not be on Twitter or Foursquare to be able to use Banjo. Banjo grabs posts from social networks, so it can be used as an app to access these social media services.