We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.

John M. Ford

So, at this moment, I have a place. A chair, in a room, in a building, in a town, in a metropolis, in a province, in a nation, in a region, on a planet.

And I can move about. (Me walking about the room, waving arms, saying "La la la I'm moving about", then sitting down).

My Skype profile lets me pick a place in the world to call home. A country. And I can even type in a state or city.

But I need more. From the profile and from the Skype API.

I need:

• Lattitude and Longitude in my profile
• To search by proximity given a Lattitude and Longitude
• A temporary address, perhaps one that expires in an hour and that I can update frequently

This lets me build and use tools that do fun things.

• Find people who have similar interests that are near me. Think local sports ("Did you see that kick?"), grassroots politics ("there's a rally this afternoon; can you bring signs?"), religious fellowship ("can you make a minyan tomorrow?"). Harry Potter fans.
  
• Find people who are at a conference, even though they are not at home, to establish a conference backchannel.
  
• Put people search results on a Google map.
  
• People at a restaurant willing to do instant reviews of tonight's menu.