Lost & Found Goes Social
Chicago Startup crowdfynd Mobilizes Your Social Media Networks to Find Your Lost Stuff
Online, May 28, 2013 (Newswire.com) - "Lost & Found" fliers are getting a digital facelift thanks to a new app called crowdfynd. crowdfynd is the first ever mobile and web-based application to use crowdsourced information for Lost & Found reporting, and this new app is bringing the search for your lost keys to your Newsfeed. With nearly $47 billion worth of goods being lost world-wide each year, the need for a service like crowdfynd has never been greater.
"We've all seen lost dog fliers and wanted posters around town, but our goal is to give people a chance to share information through technology they actually use: social networks," says Jay Sebben, Co-Founder and CEO of crowdfynd. "We are taking those posters and bringing them into the 21st Century."
Currently available for free download on the iTunes store, crowdfynd is a simple and effective tool open to anyone with internet access or a smartphone. A community of users can create and share posts if they have lost or found something. Using tools such as geo-tagged maps, photo sharing, direct messaging and social media tie-ins, crowdfynd allows users to tag exactly where they lost or found something, include a photo and post the item directly to the social network of their choice.Yet bringing Lost & Found to social media isn't all fun and games.
"We're part of a new wave of mobile apps," added Sebben. "It's not just about talking with your friends or playing games anymore, now it's about solving real world problems and real business problems, and that's what's coming around the corner and we're part of the front end of that."
For more information on crowdfynd, visit https://www.crowdfynd.com or download the crowdfynd app from the iTunes store today. The company plans to release an Android version of the app in mid-summer 2013.
About crowdfynd
crowdfynd is the first ever mobile and social application that uses crowdsourcing for Lost, Found and Crime reporting. Born in Chicago, crowdfynd is reimagining how the world disseminates information related to personal property and community safety. From a lost scarf to witnessing an act of vandalism, crowdfynd offers members an easy-to-use, socially connected platform for all their reporting needs.
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