I am not a social media genius, don't have too many online friends, just a few. But last Friday Whatser turned my otherwise mediocre Friday night into a blast.. Seriously. Whatser works!

I was at the Spring party (Spring Associates if you need some advise on renewable energy). Once the party in the MC theater finished, a couple of friends and me wanted to go for drinks. We did what you usually do… you just start walking in a random direction and entered a bar 100 meters down the road. The bar sucked. And then….. in a moment of brilliance I decided to pull out my BB and have a look at Whatser… Suddenly it recommended Pacific Parc, just 200 meters away and it was in the collection of Michiel, Alexander and Unlike.. so I decided to check it out. 

This was what I was looking for! Great crowd, great music and I met some friends that already knew the place.. I had a great night and didn't fell the urge once to check my email, twitter or do whatever (my BB was in my pocket all night.. ) I was having fun! 

The next morning I added Pacific Parc to my collection. To me Whatser is like a worldwide address book on steroids, because it's based on the opinion of people I know. Some friends are good for bars, others for restaurants. Whatser is unlike the Foursquare or Gowalla, because I don't want to check in each and every time I go to my favorite spots. It's unnatural, hence they need artificial game mechanics to persuade people… it may work for a while, but then.. who remembers Secondlife..? 

So friends, add your great places to Whatser, and have fun!

Disclosure: I am Michiel's brother and Whatser is probably the first useful thing he ever did :-)