Cloo launched recently on an interesting premise: sometimes it’s hard to find a can in the city, nevermind a clean one. By leveraging existing social networks like Foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook, Cloo enables users needing a quick pee break to find second-degree friends that have some facilities available. Hosts even get a bit of coin for opening up their doors, and through partnerships with companies in the toiletries industry, those hosts could even get some freebies. Users can take pictures of washrooms and leave reviews so others can make educated pee requests.
Although the matchmaking technology being used here isn’t particularly new, it’s definitely a social element that hasn’t thoroughly explored. It’s a little weird broadcasting that you need to take a piss to someone you might only know incidentally. On top of that, paying to use a restroom isn’t something I’m in the habit of doing. Third, it would take a boggling amount of confidence to allow a veritable stranger into your home, but, strange as it may be, it could be a way to meet people you might not otherwise come into contact with.
Would you be willing to put your washroom up for rent within a limited social circle? How often would you need to use something like this to find a place to “drop the kids off at the pool”?
[via Globe and Mail]