It Curates Content to You and You Can Connect with the Author
Bumping App’s Nearby Bumps view curates bumps for Bumpers. Nearby bumps are not delivered by order of proximity. Instead, it uses an intelligent algorithm that delivers bumps by order of relevance within a certain radius from where the Bumper is. This means that if there are bumps from friends or pod members that have not been seen previously, these will be delivered first. Then bumps will be delivered based on a combination of net votes and how recently they were posted. This relevance curation applies to the map-view as well which shows Bumpers exactly where other Bumpers have left bumps in order of relevance.
Bumpers can then easily see if any pod members have been nearby before, shared any experiences, and can even reach out to them for recommendations. Friends in friends-only pods can leave surprises for each other which pop up when the Bumper comes near the surprise. This is another fun way for Bumpers to connect with friends wherever they go.
If there are no friends or pod members that are reachable immediately, Bumpers can post a Shoutout bump to Bumpers nearby. Shoutouts notify nearby Bumpers of your bump and would be useful for quickly alerting nearby Bumpers of something important.