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Domo, a mobile application launching Wednesday for iPhone and Android, takes the talking to strangers via mobile concept think Yobongo to a quirky new place just in time for SXSW.The Domo application attempts to engineer new person-to-person relationships through shared Facebook interests. Users log in with Facebook and select the interests theyd like to share. Then, they can exchange informal domos (say hello), send longer messages or share photos with nearby Domo users.The crux of the application is the home screen, where nearby people and popular interests are highlighted. Theres also an inbox section that holds sent and received messages. The app ultimately aims to encourage each user to reach out and connect with Facebook strangers in close proximity.If the stranger-stalking aspect of the application doesnt turn you off, then Domos only downfall is that it connects application users with each other based on location a difficult task for a new app with no users. With SXSW starting soon in Austin, Texas, the event could help Domo attract a nice crowd by giving attendees a fun (and hopefully a not too creepy) way to virtually bump into new people at the festival.Domo comes from Tonchidot, the Japanese mobile development startup also behind Sekai Camera. The startup has raised upward of $16 million in funding since its beginnings in 2008.Image courtesy of iStockphoto, eliandricMore About: Domo, facebook, Mobile 2.0, sxswFor more Startups coverage:Follow Mashable Startups on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Startups channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad Read More ...
