brightkite is here! could it be the new twitter? - Page 2

Kevy Baby · 10-21-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chernabog

I'd rather have my pubic hair pulled out one by one with tweezers than sign up for anything twitter-esque.

But I hear you're into that kind of thing...

Gn2Dlnd · 10-21-2008, 10:54 AM

Joe hates Twitter.

Stan4dSteph · 10-21-2008, 10:56 AM

I don't have an iPhone.

Gn2Dlnd · 10-21-2008, 10:58 AM

Looked at the site, I'll bite, invite!

Brightkite! (superstar!)

Ghoulish Delight · 10-21-2008, 11:03 AM

I'm on, same username as twitter.

The whole "check-in" "check-out" mechanism may be more effort than I can muster, but we shall see.

Disneyphile · 10-21-2008, 11:12 AM

Considering I just recently signed up on Facebook, I'll probably get around to this in about two years from now.

Strangler Lewis · 10-21-2008, 11:13 AM

Great looking bowl of clam chowder that guy's eating. This is either:

1) the intermediate step to acceptance of the government monitoring our every activity; or

2) how we'll catch Osama Bin Laden; or

3) both.

innerSpaceman · 10-21-2008, 11:58 AM

Ok, so this just allows you to join in on stuff the people already on your list are doing nearby or somewhere you can get to?

Sorry. YAWN.

This is completely and utterly duplicative of both twitter and, more closely, a great function of the LoT.

Disneyphile · 10-21-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ok, so this just allows you to join in on stuff the people already on your list are doing nearby or somewhere you can get to?

Yeah, but think of the fun of random strangers too...

You could post, "Come meet me in the second stall of the men's bathroom at the Texaco on the corner of 5th and Main." and see who shows up!

Kevy Baby · 10-21-2008, 12:17 PM

Basing my comments solely on what I have read (and not on actual experience), I think there is a huge difference: real-time geography updates.

If, on the random chance that I am in the downtown LA area (a rarity for me) with a unexpected time on my hands, I can instantly look to see who is in that area (based on GPS). Then, I can contact that specific person(s) to see if they want to hook up.

With Twitter, I have to post to say I am in the area and then wait to see if someone 1) happens to see the message, and 2) hope they are in the same area.

Brightkite has a definite advantage here.

10-21-2008, 10:54 AM	#12
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Joe hates Twitter. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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10-21-2008, 10:56 AM	#13
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I don't have an iPhone.
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10-21-2008, 10:58 AM	#14
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Looked at the site, I'll bite, invite! Brightkite! (superstar!) __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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10-21-2008, 11:03 AM	#15
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'm on, same username as twitter. The whole "check-in" "check-out" mechanism may be more effort than I can muster, but we shall see. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-21-2008, 11:12 AM	#16
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Considering I just recently signed up on Facebook, I'll probably get around to this in about two years from now.
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10-21-2008, 11:13 AM	#17
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Great looking bowl of clam chowder that guy's eating. This is either: 1) the intermediate step to acceptance of the government monitoring our every activity; or 2) how we'll catch Osama Bin Laden; or 3) both. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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10-21-2008, 11:58 AM	#18
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ok, so this just allows you to join in on stuff the people already on your list are doing nearby or somewhere you can get to? Sorry. YAWN. This is completely and utterly duplicative of both twitter and, more closely, a great function of the LoT.
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10-21-2008, 12:17 PM	#20
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Basing my comments solely on what I have read (and not on actual experience), I think there is a huge difference: real-time geography updates. If, on the random chance that I am in the downtown LA area (a rarity for me) with a unexpected time on my hands, I can instantly look to see who is in that area (based on GPS). Then, I can contact that specific person(s) to see if they want to hook up. With Twitter, I have to post to say I am in the area and then wait to see if someone 1) happens to see the message, and 2) hope they are in the same area. Brightkite has a definite advantage here. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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