Mologogo is a free service that will track you and your friends using GPS-enabled mobile phones.
From your phone or the web, Mologogo shows you where you and your friends are at any moment. If you are on the go, Mologogo can alert you when friends are close, search around for points of interest, and keep you updated with local traffic and weather. Mologogo even supports mobile chat, so you can reach out to your nearby friends instantly. If you are on your PC, you can see all of your friends - locations, sign up new friends, bookmark locations, and show your Mologogo location on your own web page or blog.
Mologogo currently works on any Nextel, Sprint, or Boost Mobile phones with Java and GPS. Mologogo is also available for the Nextel Blackberries, as well as Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phones and SmartPhones on any mobile operator with external or internal GPS.
If you don't have a compatible phone, consider purchasing an inexpensive Mologogo tracking phone. These pre-paid phones can be left in your car or briefcase, and come with Mologogo already installed, all you have to do is turn the phone on and run the application! Starter Kits are now available through our online store. (sales help support Mologogo)
Once you are up and running, you can add friends, set up locations, add local search and weather, and see your last 100 points from your personal homepage on the website.
Mologogo is free. Totally free. We weren't kidding. Mologogo uses your cell phone's data plan, so that may cost you money if you pay by how much data you use.
The manual can be found here. The Mologogo wiki functions as our technical support forum and has lots of other information about the service. If you still are looking for answers, you can email us at info at Mologogo.com.
You do. You can specify who sees your location, from absolutely anyone to only those you invite. After you log in, when you add someone as a friend, you are giving them permission to view your location.
If you want, you can share your location maps out through your own website or blog, and you can even send your location data directly back from your phone to your own web server. (details here)
Popular Science said "Cue the Mission Impossible theme. Using...Mologogo...I've turned a prepaid cellphone into a GPS tracking device." We've also gotten cool coverage from Fast Company, NPR, the Boston Globe, and Make Magazine, among others. Read some more press comments in our Press Links. Also, check out the Mologogo Blog where you can see news from Mologogo and some of the great things people are doing with the service.