Poken’s – quite possible the next BIG thing

Saw these little babies on the PSFK blog thanks to Will. They allow people (ok, kids!) to connect offline, but swap their online ID’s, much like some of you may remember E does.

I love this idea of being able to bring online offline and vice versa. Whether the next web app or network is the next big thing (i.e. goes mainstream) largely depends on the simplicity and therefore speed with which it allows non-techies or early adopters to use it and therefore catch on. Kids have swapped toys for years, kids have been on social networks for years – isn’t it amazing that it has taken this long for something like Poken’s to come along?!