17 September 2026

Keeping up with mates on the other side of the world

The part of social media I never wanted to give up.

I'm from Ireland. I've lived in the Netherlands and Spain, travelled a lot, and now I live in Port Macquarie. My mates are spread across a lot of time zones.

Keeping up with them is the part of social media I never wanted to give up. The trouble was it was buried under everything else.

Present is built for exactly this. Your feed is the people you know, in the order things happened, wherever they are. The map shows where it all happened. Moments bring together posts from mates who were in the same place at the same time. And messages live on the posts, so a photo from the other side of the world turns into a group chat with the people who care about it.

When you've caught up, the feed ends, and you get on with your day.

BrianFounder, Present

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