brightkite is here! could it be the new twitter?

mousepod · 10-21-2008, 09:04 AM

While twitter asks "what are you doing?", brightkite asks "what's happening?"

A small distinction... but one that might make a big difference in the world of mobile social networking, because rather than follow your friends' activities, you're finding people and activities that are close to you. Right now.

I know that Fej has been using the SMS-based version of brightkite for a while (he told me about it months ago), but I didn't jump in until the iPhone app was launched a couple of days ago. It uses the iPhone's GPS in a very impressive way.

Obviously, it's still early and so few of my friends are using it so it's still just a novelty... But I do have 3 invites available, so if anyone is interested, let me know.

At this point, it's so easy to use that I think I'll be using both twitter and brightkite, at least for a while.

innerSpaceman · 10-21-2008, 09:38 AM

Hmmm, this sounds very interesting to me.

Don't take this the wrong way anyone ... but I'm looking to expand my circle of friends. (For one thing, there's no boyfriend material in my current extensive circles, for another ... new is good).

So, oh user(s) of brightkite, could it facillitate finding activities attended by as-yet-unknown people of similar interests???

Chernabog · 10-21-2008, 09:39 AM

Oh dear sweet zombie jesus...... hell fvckin' no. Not another one. I'd rather have my pubic hair pulled out one by one with tweezers than sign up for anything twitter-esque.

Snowflake · 10-21-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

Oh dear sweet zombie jesus...... hell fvckin' no. Not another one. I'd rather have my pubic hair pulled out one by one with tweezers than sign up for anything twitter-esque.

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Deebs · 10-21-2008, 09:56 AM

The new twitter?

I have yet to twitter.

Maintaining my MySpace keeps me busy, and my facebook is neglected. But not as horribly abandoned as my LJ. There aren't enough hours in the day. And please, Boss Radio, don't even remind me about my Linked In!

Not Afraid · 10-21-2008, 10:03 AM

Invite please.

Morrigoon · 10-21-2008, 10:13 AM

So tell me more. Why should I want another app? Your enthusiasm interests me, but an initial peek at the site doesn't show me much of an advance over twitter.

What are the advantages?

mousepod · 10-21-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Invite please.

Done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

So tell me more. Why should I want another app? Your enthusiasm interests me, but an initial peek at the site doesn't show me much of an advance over twitter.

What are the advantages?

The difference is that you don't "follow" people, like twitter. The filter isn't by person, it's by geography, so when you're doing something somewhere, people nearby will know, and can meet/join you.

Morrigoon · 10-21-2008, 10:39 AM

Huh. Interesting concept. Not sure I'll be leaping on this particular bandwagon, but it IS an interesting concept.

Moonliner · 10-21-2008, 10:48 AM

Cool. This will make stalking specific demographics way easier!

Err, I mean if one where into that sort of thing.....

10-21-2008, 09:04 AM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	brightkite is here! could it be the new twitter? While twitter asks "what are you doing?", brightkite asks "what's happening?" A small distinction... but one that might make a big difference in the world of mobile social networking, because rather than follow your friends' activities, you're finding people and activities that are close to you. Right now. I know that Fej has been using the SMS-based version of brightkite for a while (he told me about it months ago), but I didn't jump in until the iPhone app was launched a couple of days ago. It uses the iPhone's GPS in a very impressive way. Obviously, it's still early and so few of my friends are using it so it's still just a novelty... But I do have 3 invites available, so if anyone is interested, let me know. At this point, it's so easy to use that I think I'll be using both twitter and brightkite, at least for a while. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hmmm, this sounds very interesting to me. Don't take this the wrong way anyone ... but I'm looking to expand my circle of friends. (For one thing, there's no boyfriend material in my current extensive circles, for another ... new is good). So, oh user(s) of brightkite, could it facillitate finding activities attended by as-yet-unknown people of similar interests???
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Oh dear sweet zombie jesus...... hell fvckin' no. Not another one. I'd rather have my pubic hair pulled out one by one with tweezers than sign up for anything twitter-esque. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	The new twitter? I have yet to twitter. Maintaining my MySpace keeps me busy, and my facebook is neglected. But not as horribly abandoned as my LJ. There aren't enough hours in the day. And please, Boss Radio, don't even remind me about my Linked In!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Invite please.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	So tell me more. Why should I want another app? Your enthusiasm interests me, but an initial peek at the site doesn't show me much of an advance over twitter. What are the advantages? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Huh. Interesting concept. Not sure I'll be leaping on this particular bandwagon, but it IS an interesting concept. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Cool. This will make stalking specific demographics way easier! Err, I mean if one where into that sort of thing..... __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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