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This is the loneliest thing I've tried to do in a while. Looking forward to using this when I'm in a populous area again. I really hope it takes off.

Oh, and I'd love it if we could use underscores for our names.

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I, too, am staring at a lonely map with no one about. Its always interesting how Facebook and Twitter bring people far apart together, but people try the opposite quite a lot with a huge downside. I think Four Square might be the golden example of it working. Color sure wasn't.

[edit: you know fellow developers this type of display is depressing, you could at least say something upbeat to us folks in the middle of nowhere]

I'm in Boston and getting no one so maybe just no one is using it. I like the N people nearest your idea though.

Its a bit depressing being in a downtown area with absolutely nobody to chat too.

Feels like being alone in a crowd sorta. >.<

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