Banjo Re-Imagines The Future of Social Discovery Apps

Social discovery apps were widely hailed as the next big thing at SXSW earlier this year, with attendees honing in on a handful of startups like Highlight, Sonar, Glancee and Banjo, all of which used GPS data and information from social networks to locate potential contacts nearby.

In the months since then, the buzz for social discovery apps has largely died down and each of these startups has taken a different approach to adapt. Sonar, for example, has focused on adding features that let users find and interact with people they actually know rather than strangers. Meanwhile,Highlightis working on ways to help users find out more relevant information about people who are nearby.…
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