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About Us
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| Zoodango is an internet service that answers the question of "where should I go?" and "what should I do?" based on my location and group of friends. It takes the four dimensions of a social context (what, where, who, when) to help you make decisions.
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| Zoodango helps you manage and track all the cool places that you discover in the world. You can share these places with friends and they can share unique places like the "tasty hole in the wall burger joint" with you.
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| Zoodango goes much further by providing a recommendation, invitation, and collaboration engine that is customized to you and your friends. It helps you find places and meet with friends in real-time and in a very a smart way. Currently, you can use Zoodango on the Web, but you’ll be able to use it on your mobile phone very soon.
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Origin of the Name: "Zoodango"
The term "zoo" comes from the concept of the traditional zoo where animals of the same family are grouped together. The "zoo" represents the importance and value of grouping similarities and common interests within a larger and more diverse ecosystem. Birds of the same flock fly together; likewise, friends of the same circle meet up together.
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| The term "dango" is derived from a common Japanese proverb "Hana yori dango?" which refers to a philosophy that gives preference to practical things over flashy aesthetics. The "dango" represents our vision to offer a "useful" and "practical" application that solves a real problem in the world of finding places and meeting up with friends.
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