JustSpotted will launch on Tuesday with an online map that pinpoints celebrity sightings in real time using updates from sources including Twitter, Facebook, and location-based check-in service FourSquare.
JustSpotted is a reincarnation of real-time search engine Scoopler, which had licensed a “fire hose” data feed of all public tweets from Twitter.
“JustSpotted.com is not the product we licensed, and we have terminated their agreement,” a Twitter spokesman said in response to an AFP inquiry.
Twitter had nothing to do with the development of JustSpotted, the spokesman stressed.
The JustSpotted homepage on Friday featured a world atlas with icons marking locations where people reported sightings of famous folks ranging from movie stars to US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.
A message on the page promised the service would launch in four days.
“JustSpotted shows you what your favorite celebrity is up to right now and where they were last spotted,” said service founder and chief executive AJ Asver.
The service promised to deliver “a real-time feed of every celebrity’s activity.”
Key features listed by JustSpotted included technology that sifted public Twitter comments for celebrity sightings and comments about what they were doing.
While branded by some as a potential resource for stalkers, JustSpotted billed itself as “celebrity friendly” and said stars can make deals to use the service to promote their images or messages.
While Twitter blocks JustSpotted.com, we present the best celebrity tweets of the week.
Kelly Osbourne
In shock over how many people are bothered by my bad grammar. It’s laughable, this is Twitter not Mensa!
Neil Patrick Harris
Babies! On 10/12, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace entered the Burtka-Harris fold. All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey.
Ali Zafar
Both Imran and Katrina are also great fun to work with.
Lady Gaga
Miss you so little monsters. Been working so hard for you. I can’t wait for you to hear the new music.
Conan O’Brien
After nine hours driving from drug store to drug store, it hit me: no one sells Columbus Day decorations.
Ben Stiller
Wish I was in New York for Lennon’s 70th.
Atiqa Odho
It is the intent of a human being that must be evaluated and judged, not his or her background, qualification or capability. We have Abdul Sattar Edhi as a living example to learn from when it comes to serving humanity. A man who didn’t have the ways or the means to help others started by pure true intent and purpose, look what he has given us to date. My hero!
Mahesh Bhatt
‘Mourning’ the debacle of Crook. Looking at failure in the eye is a must for entertainers. Never duck the harsh verdict of the audience!
Jemima Khan
The person who discovered Maths should burn in hell.
With additional information from AFF
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2010.
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