We're In from Microsoft brings friend finder to Bing, Windows Phone

Update: Pitiful folks, appears to be U.S. (and Israel) only for now :-/

We've always wondered whether Microsoft would launch a Google Breadth service--after all, they have Bing, a nice aGPS/WiFi location finder and a solid mobile Bone. And so information technology comes every bit a dainty surprise to encounter them launching "We're In" today:

"We're In makes organizing get-togethers, carpooling and trying to find people in a crowd a breeze. Whatsoever time you lot want to see where your friends are—We're In tin help you. It'south simple, invite your friends, and when they join, they'll run into your location and you'll encounter theirs. When the invite expires, and then does the shared location – no complicated process to worry about.

We're In is a great way to save time and frustration when planning your route trip or meeting your friend at the mall – helping you connect with your friend faster."

The best style to depict the service is information technology's like Breadth combined with Glympse--the former considering it allows you to see where your friends are, the latter because these events "expire" meaning yous're not tracking people (or being tracked yourself) for eternity. The app allows y'all to

"We

Create a get-together invite for a group of friends
Run into where your friends are
Share your location with your friends in real time
Control your privacy - your location is only shared with the group of invitees, only for a curt time slot

Interestingly, you don't utilize LiveID to sign upwardly but instead your phone number. Microsoft is looking to make this platform agnostic (it'south coming to other mobile OSs) and by keeping LiveID out, Microsoft seems to be keeping the entry-barrier low. That's good news if the system is to grow and catch on.

Oh and the code didn't work with our Google Voice number, merely FYI. If you want the app, here you go: link to the Marketplace.

Source: Bing Community; Thanks, Michael, for the link!

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