An intriguing new mobile application has been drawing a lot of attention recently from people who enjoy apps like Instagram, Foursquare, and Twitter. It’s based in San Francisco and it’s called Path.
From the Path.com website:
“The designers and engineers at Path have dreamed up and realized the Smart Journal–a journal that’s with you everywhere you go, posts entries without your effort, combines photo, video, music, people, places, and text, and most importantly, includes your loved ones. Path upholds the expectations for privacy of both the mobile phone and the journal with its limited, intimate, more personal network.”
Path’s interface is intuitive and pleasing, and the app allows you to selectively share your updated with people on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, or simply keep the information within your Path network.
In many ways, Path is an intriguing app for those who feel that they would like a more “private” social network compared to the more public face of Facebook and Twitter. It’s a great tool for your inner circle, because by default, all posts to Path are private.
If you’ve felt the pinch of balancing a public and private life with social media, you might want to explore Path. It also seems like a great way to selectively share your community with public networks, from charming neighborhoods and listings to local haunts and businesses you support.
Path is available for both iPhone and Android.