The Loopt shirt is a pretty sweet item around the office, and some fellow Loopters decided to take it with them on their travels!

Alok built the pyramid with his own two hands!

Chelsea loves the hats in Disneyland

Wendy in Japan, chillaxin with the Japanese students!

Tony is freeeezing in Chi-town. (but still able to muster a smile)

Will knew those shorts would fit in with the gorgeous blue that is Palm Beach, Florida!

Leo, very content in Hawaii. He’s considering starting a Loopt office there.

Happy Holidays and many wishes for a fantastic 2008 from Loopt!

The office is feeling a bit lonely these days, but if you look on the map, we certainly are out and about!

Ricky is 1709.4 miles away from Loopt, Mountain View, and out and about town in St. Louis.
Brian was taking a Bikram yoga class in upstate New York, and later flew out to Wisconsin, to Sheb..what? to endure more winter temperatures. Yikes! Brian must be missing Cali.
Will, on the other hand, is having a grand time in West Palm Beach, Florida. From his status messages, yup, he’s defffinitely partying it up!
Evan just flew out to Chi-town, to watch some mean games of ping pong!
And Shari went from warm and wonderful Miami to Albuquerque. Noting from her status message, she puts the ‘h’ in hard core!

Back in the Bay Area, Nini’s finding the perfect paint color for her new apartment in SF, and hunting down a delicious cake from one of Loopt’s favorite bakeries, the Prolific Oven (happy birthday, Aroon!):

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All in all, a very happy holiday season. Can’t wait for 2008!

One small "Great Room".

350 attendants.

Wow.

Thanks to all of you who attended and made the event a success.
And thanks to all the Loopters who pitched in before, during, and after the party!
If you liked Tom & Ricky’s songs, please subscribe to their mailing list.

For pictures, see our flickr set.

Neeraja, Vanaja, Ragini, and Rama — four wonderful people representing 4/5 of the QA team — and of course,  Nini, put on a fantastic Diwali celebration for us last week.

Here are some highlights:

photo credits to alok:

For more photos, see the full set.

Loopt is happy to announce its first Lunch 2.0 on Friday, Dec. 7th at the Loopt HQ.

There will be good food, good company, and great music from Tom and Ricky.

This event is not to be missed. RSVP on facebook or upcoming.

First off, welcome to our new blog! We hope you like this snappy look!

Over at the Loopt HQ, we’ve been having a quintuple celebration. Halloween and four birthdays: Eric, Steve, Nini, and Evan!

We scared ourselves a bit:

Scared ourselves a lot:

Brought guests!

Cuteness overload…

and had the most delicious food (thanks, Katie and Nini!):

Overall, a very happy Halloween, as Fall settles in and we don our warm sweatshirts See more pictures in the set

Loopters are still smiling from the party, and looking forward to more cupcakes at the Loopt HQ in Mountain View…

It’s Halo 3 time.

Sometimes, as we work away at the Loopt office, we would hear Tom burst into song, often accompanied by his Lucida. It makes us think how cool that we have two wonderfully talented musicians, Tom and Ricky, here who make the day that much better, if not sometimes a bit sweet and sad too, with songs like Girl or Waiting On You.

This past weekend, they performed at the local coffeeshop, Red Rock Coffee, with an audience of Loopters, the Pernikoff Family, and friends.

Expect an album out soon, join the Pernikoff Brothers group on facebook and visit their site. And, of course, enjoy their sweet, sad melodies.

For more photos, check out their Loopt flickr set (thanks, Alok!).

The sets lists for that evening:

Set 1:
Stuck In Your House
Way Too Fast
50 Ways To Leave Your Love (P. Simon)
Pictures
I See You
Girl
Hit the Road Jack (R. Charles)

Set 2:
Reception
Miss Boyd
Marilyn Sue #1 -> Crosby
Waiting on You
The Beach
Hey Hey What Can I Say (L. Zeppelin)
Growing Old

On any given day, you’re bound to see at least one of us sporting a loopt shirt. It’s usually because a. it’s a nice shirt, or b. we’re out of laundry (as there’s a boxful of them upstairs).

If you think a loopt shirt could fit well on you, the good news is in: we’re hiring! We’re looking for passionate, fun, and hardworking individuals who believe in our product and thrive on bringing cutting-edge mobile technology to the forefront.

We believe in the power of “social mapping” — of mapping your friends on your mobile phone to facilitate real-world interaction. You won’t be a stranger here, as the team is small, friendly, and tight-knit. There will be opportunities for any new loopter to make visible impact. And yes, we have a ping pong table with some crazy action, company-sponsored dinners, the occasional potluck lunch, and even live music from the Brothers Pernikoff and Chelsea (have you heard them sing?!).

Check out our team, our jobs page for testimonials and full listings, and send your resume to jobs@loopt.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!

A sample few openings:

J2ME Engineer

Senior Server Engineer

Web Programmer

Mobile UI Designer

Program Manager — Live Services

p.s. If you love what we do but the listings don’t quite fit you, send us your resume anyway. We’re interested in starting a conversation.

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