Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for tracking fitness activities, social networking, alerting a third party to an emergency situation, and receiving emergency alerts from third parties that are located within a specified geographic area in relation to the user of the downloadable software; Software platform for users to communicate information regarding emergency situations and safety points-of-interest using mobile devices and wearable electronic devices; Interactive social computer software to enable the transmission of safety points-of-interest information to telecommunications networks, cellular phones, navigation devices, wearable electronic devices, and other mobile and hand-held devices; Interactive social computer software enabling exchange of information among users; Software as a Service (SaaS) services featuring software for tracking fitness activities, social networking, alerting a third party to an emergency situation, and receiving emergency alerts from third parties that are located within a specified geographic area in relation to the user of the software; Portable hardware devices having embedded code for tracking fitness activities, social networking, alerting a third party to an emergency situation, and receiving emergency alerts from third parties that are located within a specified geographic area in relation to the user of the portable hardware device, namely, stand-alone wearable devices having network connection-capability and wearable devices that are tethered to another electronic device via a network connection