Outernet Launches App to Turn Online Discoveries into Real-World Adventures
Danielle Egan and Athena Leong, co-founders of Outernet, have launched an app designed to help users transform online discoveries—such as local events or restaurants—into real-world experiences. The app aims to reduce the friction between wanting to explore something new and actually doing it by organizing saved posts into a centralized interface with AI-powered tracking. Users can save content from platforms like TikTok or Instagram directly through share options, paste links, or upload photos of flyers. Outernet categorizes these discoveries chronologically for events and in separate tabs for other activities. The app also sends reminders to encourage users to follow through on their plans and allows them to 'stamp' locations as they visit them. The co-founders previously organized a citywide scavenger hunt called Pursuit, which inspired the idea behind Outernet. Future features may include gamification elements like digital passports or milestone-based rewards.
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