Härnu is map-based social networking and it’s brilliant

And now, for something special. Härnu is a refreshing approach to connecting people, a social network of sorts, but it’s quite unlike one you’ve used before.

It’s hard to pin down what Härnu really is. A portmanteau of the Swedish “Här”, meaning “Here”, and “Nu”, meaning “Now”, it appears useful for a myriad of things, but there’s a strong focus on geographical context. If you’d like to learn a foreign language, discover new music from a specific part of the world, find out more about world events from a local perspective, or if you’re simply curious about how people on the other side of the planet live, Härnu might be just what you’re looking for.

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