HeBuuv! Where you can meet your neighbors.

People interact through several networks in their life. Some of those are well served online, others are virtually untapped. The four main networks are: Friends, Colleagues, Family and Neighbors.

Friends, Colleagues and Family you can contact online through email and existing social networks like MySpace, Frienster, Facebook etc.

But Neighbors? How do you meet those online?

Neighbors are people with whom all you share is a geographic proximity. The neighbor connection is an important link that people value very much. But you can hardly use it online at all.

I believe a simple mash of existing applications could prove valuable to people, improving their ability to contact neighbors. And in the mean time this could provide a good channel for making money.

Here is an example of the idea. A straight Google map where you will have the ability to start a conversation on any point. Place a marker with a subject. Anyone can join in by typing their message in the popup window of the marker. A conversation can unfold around the subject. The marker stays on the map for as long as there is some activity, say in the past 24 hours or so. The map immediately becomes the logical platform to talk to your neighbors online.

A context and location sensitive Google ad under the conversation can provide income. Are they talking about a new wooden fence? An ad link to Wooden Fences from the local DIY store! You know what they want, you know where they live, very valuable information for targeted advertising.

It has absolute simplicity. But if this works anywhere, it will work everywhere. From the inner city of New York up to the far reaches of the Namibian desert! People everywhere will be curious to see the chatter that goes on around their home. It could even improve the sense of community in the neighborhood, a generally good thing. One step closer to the global village.

The ability to talk to people in your proximity could be useful while on the road with a map on your mobile. A nice way to try to talk to someone sitting on a bench across the road. Call the location, not the person. You will need a location sensitive mobile to receive a call like that of course. This map talk could be made into an API available to all embedded maps on the net.