Skydeck - The True Mobile Social Network?

Triston McIntyre,


Skydeck - The True Mobile Social NetworkI think there are a lot of people who still point at the divide between someone's "social" life — that being the life they possess as a member of internet-based communities and networks — and "real" social life, saying the void can't be crossed.  While we might not be at the point where our two social lives overlap seamlessly, there is still a lot of value in developing tools for understanding and enhancing our social life in the physical world.

One such tool that I stumbled on today is Skydeck.  Skydeck is a platform that aggregates all of your activity on your mobile handset, including your outgoing and incoming calls, your call times, and your text messages.  From that information you can see how your different contacts stack up to one another in relation to the amount of time you spend communicating with them.  

Another advantage to using Skydeck is that it logs all your activity online, so you can see how many calls you've made, how many text messages you've sent, and what kind of fees you are accruing.  If you can't remember or find that particular number that called you, you can check your records on Skydeck and find the missing information.

Skydeck also functions as an advanced and feature-rich address book.  Based on the aggregation of your calls and messages, your contacts will be ranked in order of importance to you.  You can record how you know your friends, and from what I can see in the preview, by adding address information, you'll receive a Google Maps image of your friends' locations.   

You can also search your calls and texts with the search functionality available in Skydeck.  Skydeck is compatible with Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.  

I applied immediately for a beta invite for this platform.  I think a lot of people will be hesitant to adopt a platform like this because of the sensitive nature of the information being aggregated, but I think, considering the amount of time I spend using my mobile for various tasks, I could really use the features included with Skydeck.  

If enough people were to adopt Skynet, I would really like to see a Skydeck community develop, where users can locate profiles of their friends and become friends on various internet-based social networks like Seesmic, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, and whatever else people like to use.  That would be a fantastic next step for Skynet to consider.  Now can I please have an invite?