Harvard start-up aims to be 'future of social media'

Very soon, a Harvard student will find himself in the same place social media mogul Mark Zuckerburg was just a decade ago. Like the founder of Facebook, senior Patrick Colangelo will be launching a new social media platform that started in a Harvard dorm room. Spayce, a mobile start-up, wants to replicate the success of Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram by bringing everyone within a room's reach together -- virtually. Based on the idea of "capturing the moment," Colangelo says Spayce uses hyper-location and facial recognition to put a room filled with people on your iOS or Android smartphone. "We want to show you wherever you are, what's happening around you and who's around you," says the 21-year-old from Toronto. "We're focused on what I would say is the future of social media." Spayce will allow users within a 100-meter radius of one another to connect instantly, free of charge. Whether it's a classroom, business meeting or a local bar, once Spayce users enter a location, they will be introduced to the profiles of fellow users in that vicinity.