http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/ Edmonton Blogger & Social Media Guy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-46122 Brightkite is now public, but still seems empty to me at MasterMaq’s Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:58:43 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-46122 [...] first wrote about location-based social network Brightkite back in May. At that time the service was still in invite-only private beta. Today, Brightkite went into public [...] [...] first wrote about location-based social network Brightkite back in May. At that time the service was still in invite-only private beta. Today, Brightkite went into public [...]

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-9168 Buzz Meter: Brightkite - biginfo.org Sun, 18 May 2008 18:45:39 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-9168 [...] formation of real-world interactions from online relationships. It’s still in beta mode so we have a lot of opportunity to see the application [...] [...] formation of real-world interactions from online relationships. It’s still in beta mode so we have a lot of opportunity to see the application [...]

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-9051 Buzz Meter: Brightkite » The Buzz Bin Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:11 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-9051 [...] formation of real-world interactions from online relationships. It’s still in beta mode so we have a lot of opportunity to see the application [...] [...] formation of real-world interactions from online relationships. It’s still in beta mode so we have a lot of opportunity to see the application [...]

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-8842 Mack D. Male Sun, 11 May 2008 08:05:49 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-8842 Thanks for the link Patrick. Bill, invite sent! Thanks for the link Patrick. Bill, invite sent!

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-8837 Bill Barol Sun, 11 May 2008 04:30:12 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-8837 Mack -- I'd love to try it out if you still got invites. Thanks. Mack — I’d love to try it out if you still got invites. Thanks.

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-8776 Patrick Lord - Mobiluck Fri, 09 May 2008 09:29:04 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-8776 I'd like to mention our service MobiLuck here specifically because it shares many of the same principles of BrightKite (and Socialight is similar too but less interactive on the localization front), compared to most location based mobile social networking services out there: It aims to be accessible to everyone by being technology-independent and by offering manual localization, it helps you share where you are and see who's nearby, and we spent a lot of time making sure our users can fully manage their privacy. The main difference is that we use a mobile web interface rather than SMS in order to give what we hope is a richer and more interactive experience. Having said that, we think that SMS is a key interface to include to drive up usage, so we're going to add this functionality soon. I’d like to mention our service MobiLuck here specifically because it shares many of the same principles of BrightKite (and Socialight is similar too but less interactive on the localization front), compared to most location based mobile social networking services out there: It aims to be accessible to everyone by being technology-independent and by offering manual localization, it helps you share where you are and see who’s nearby, and we spent a lot of time making sure our users can fully manage their privacy. The main difference is that we use a mobile web interface rather than SMS in order to give what we hope is a richer and more interactive experience. Having said that, we think that SMS is a key interface to include to drive up usage, so we’re going to add this functionality soon.

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-8750 Mack D. Male Thu, 08 May 2008 15:04:41 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-8750 Sent! Sent!

]]> http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-8747 John Bristowe Thu, 08 May 2008 14:39:54 +0000 http://blog.mastermaq.ca/2008/05/07/brightkite-is-cool-so-far/#comment-8747 Got any invites? :-) Got any invites?

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