Metrosexual

So Google are now bringing us all closer together with the launch of Google latitude. This new gizmo allows you to see where in the world your friends, family and enemies are.



Now in the first instance I'm thinking this is fantastic, log on to see footy Phil, who you havent seen since he got scored against you in 5 a side 2 weeks ago, and find out he's in the local. You're feeling quite thirsty so IM him from you iphone and you pop down and see him.



Yes sounds perfect until you get there and find out he's still describing every last detail of how he nut-megged 3 players and stuck it in the top locker, where not even Peter Cech would have saved it, to everyone who will listen! But in theory this is how it works, sounds great doesn't it?



But what about the flip side? Ok now first let me say that if you are doing absolutely nothing wrong then you can stop reading now....



But who is doing nothing wrong these days?! Well if you naughty boys and girls are doing something wrong then there are 2 people you probably don't want to find out... 1 your partner and 2 your boss - now whatever you're doing from something as innocent as just nipping into town to buy that latest pair of jeans while you're meant to be at work, to out and out cheating with the new office junior in one of those dirty hotels that are usually attached to the back of a pub called 'The Plough', you dont really want them finding out...so you think thats easy there must be privacy laws on this thing? Well yes there are you have to 'ask' the other users to find out if you want to let people know where you are.



But imagine the situation when you receive the ping to ask you where in the world you are...what do you do? You can't accept and blow everything, yes Google havent quite invented the ability to stream a video of exactly what you are doing at that exact time but when it shows up you're at the back of the car park of the 'Coach and Horses' on the A47, or you're in the Arndale Centre on the 2nd level outside H&M you're going to have some explaining to do! But you can't reject either well sure you can a few times but surely doubt will creep in somewhere if you have the function to do this but keep avoiding it.


My answer...go retro, the only thing this badboy can do is play 'snake' which means you can keep letting the office junior play with yours!