Or a sugar mummy for that matter. Can’t see why it should all be for the girls. If ‘cougars’ are your thing (that’s slightly hot ageing women looking for fun, and not the poor quality Australian rum/whiskey), then check out TownMe.com. Yes, not only is this a YellowPages/Yelp-type directory of your local town with Wiki-style data of locations rather than user reviews, but it also lays over census demographic data so you can find out where the various age/race/sex groups live in the particular town you’re interested in. Fascinating. Throw in GPS tracking in the future (not available on this site) and you’ll know where they come from, where they are and where they’re going to. Nothing will be a secret!!!

TownMe has a fair bit of competition, obviously from the likes of Google, WikiTravel, MySpace Local and Diddit. Never heard of that last one.

But outside of the jokes, these kind of maps are vital tools now for business. Before you open your next shop/store/restaurant, you can check the local area to make sure the demographics are condusive to your clientel. Alternatively, you can find places that perhaps you may never have thought about before. Even if you want to advertising on a billboard or a bus-shelter, this will give you a perfect tool to think about where you do that.

Cougars. Wherefore art thou?

(from TechCrunch)