Friend Map: Iao Valley, Hawaii

Aaron recently visited Iao Valley, Hawaii. He says the Iao Valley State Monument which is located on the island of Maui is “the most beautiful place on earth”. The Iao Needle shown in Aaron’s picture is 1,200 feet tall lava remnant surrounded by the cliffs of the West Maui Mountains – a dormant volcano. The state park is covered in dense rainforest and contains numerous trails that run alongside the Iao Stream. Iao Valley receives an average of 386 inches of rainfall per year making it the second wettest location in Hawaii. Learn more about Iao Valley here.

Loopt is all about sharing interesting experiences and places with your friends. Do you have a cool place to share with the rest of the Loopt community? E-mail it to us at blog@loopt.com!

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iao_Valley

Share Loopt Updates on Facebook

We just launched Facebook Connect for Loopt! Just log-in to your Loopt account online via loopt.com and select “Go here to setup your Facebook link” to get started.

With FB Connect for Loopt, you’ll be able to quickly and easily post status updates to Facebook from Loopt that include photos and locations. First, click on the FB Connect icon to link your Loopt to Facebook. Select whether you want to update your status and/or publish to your feed and follow the steps for each. Make sure to click on the “Save Changes” button once you’re done to enable FB Connect integration.

Congrats – now your status or feed updates on Facebook will be more interesting and pretty like the one below.

If your friends click on the photo or location tile, they’ll be able to view the location of your update on a map in a separate page. They can also enjoy viewing a full-size version of the photo you attached.

It doesn’t stop there though. Some cool additions that you can look forward to with Loopt-FB Connect integration include the ability to add your Facebook friends to your Loopt network and uploading geo-tagged Loopt photos to your Facebook photo albums.

You’ll eventually be able to link your Loopt to Facebook straight from Loopt on your mobile phone but, for now, go to loopt.com and log-in to your Loopt account on your browser to enable FB Connect integration.

How do you like Loopt-FB Connect integration – any ideas or suggestions? Leave us a comment and let us know.

p.s. – While you’re at it, fan the Loopt page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loopt/8276514389

Sprint Commercial

Check out the new Sprint television commercial featuring Loopt!  What do you think?  Pretty cool, huh?

Loopt-Twitter Linkage: Food

Mmmm. Food is yummy. Sometimes it’s so yummy that you want to share it with others. But, if they’re not around to actually enjoy it, the next best thing is sharing it via Loopt-Twitter link. Here are some of our favorites:

Did you know that you can use Loopt to update your Twitter status? You can choose to include pictures and locations on your updates to Twitter as well. If you want to enable Loopt-Twitter integration, just log-in to your Loopt account online at www.loopt.com and click on the Twitter icon to get started.

What are your favorite dishes or places to eat? Leave us your comments with links from your Loopt tweets!