Stephen Cheung

San Francisco, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Dot Blinks, LLC

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Location: San Francisco
Industry: Internet
Year Founded: 2010
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type: Limited Liability Company
Description: Dot Blinks is a location-sharing social networking platform which will offer a means for users to connect and share information, media, and whereabouts using a web application ((URL removed)). The business will change the way users keep in touch by focusing on where peers are actually located using GPS and Google Maps. By logging in you will see in real-time the movement of your peers. Dot Blinks seeks to become a leading social networking medium by taking advantage of changing technologies and utilizing mobile GPS systems to reach the next level in the social networking experience. Dot Blinks plans to be the “next generation” of social networking, by connecting users in real-time, allowing instant peer-to-peer travel directions submitted directly to the phone, real-time capture of travel locations, and upgraded event planning. Service Summary • Real-Time GPS Broadcast -Broadcast GPS locations to all friends and users within your network. -Receive Proximity Alerts for when selected friends reach a set location radius to the user. • Social Networking Features -Instant message friends by clicking on avatar representing their location -Send files, voice notes, and media -Post comments and messages on the dashboard (ie. “wall”) of user’s profile page -Ability to create status updates -Customizable Profile Page, Album Creation -Event creation and invitation • Quick Trips -Set up instant meetings with users with a click of a button. System will determine the GPS location of both users and submit travel directions via phone or online to both users. • Events -Create events with automatic map view of the location. -Allows invited guests to automatically generate travel directions to the event at anytime from anywhere. • Travel Log -Use mobile application to log travel locations directly through the phone. -Submit photos, ratings and comments to be posted in user’s Travel Log -Friends may search travel locations and see where friends have gone, how they rated the location and what their experience was.