It seems like we can’t avoid social media these days. It’s on our computers, tablets, e-readers, and cell phones. Wherever we go, people want to “like” or “connect” with us. With the success of social media apps like Facebook and Twitter, it’s no wonder Silicon Valley is eager to create the next big social media app. With all this socializing, there is a growing contingent of people tempted to sell cell phones for cash and abandon the social media culture that is alive and thriving in America today.

current social networks

For those who want to connect, there is an endless variety of apps and means to do so. If you just want to connect with people, there’s always Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Want to share photos, you can use Flickr and Instagram. You can check in at local restaurants and businesses with FourSquare and other social apps. These sites allow you to post reviews about the businesses you frequent. Almost every social app has its own chat feature, so you can have conversations with everyone you’re connected to through your network.

Disconnect with Layer

Cloak is a new app that will make you forget about wanting to sell your mobile phone due to its unique approach to social media. Instead of connecting with every Tom, Dick and Harry, this app has an internal ‘hate machine’ that accesses data from Instagram and Foursquare. This app actually alerts you so you can avoid running into people you’d rather not deal with on a regular basis. Is the app’s tagline appropriately phrased as “incognito mode for real life”?

How does the cape work?

The application determines the positions of “enemies” when they register via Instagram or Foursquare. Those positions are then displayed on a green map for your city. When you look at the map, you can avoid areas visited by people you don’t like. The map will only show locations, but the app also has a feature that allows you to set an alert when a “target” approaches or comes within a certain distance of you. Creators Chris Bayer and Brian Moore may be adding information from other social media outlets that could give Cloak even more clout in the future. So before you give up on social media and decide to sell cell phones for cash, give Cloak a try.

Layer Benefits

The app pretends to be more of a parody of social media than a true anti-social app. Still, it could be used in several beneficial ways that will prevent you from wanting to sell cell phones for cash:

• Know the whereabouts of your mother-in-law and avoid her.
• Control your teens without having to stalk them.
• Keep an eye on your parents without them noticing that you’re not really doing your homework.
• Avoid ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends.

You probably have at least one person in your life that you would rather avoid. Cloak is a great way to use your phone to avoid being social, which is definitely a refreshing change of pace compared to all the apps that try to force you to be social.