The BrightKite That I Hope To See…
Nov 13 2008 
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In my post “Using Social Media to Get Out of Your House”, I recommended some great social media tools and services that I use to get out of my house. However, one particular service I told you that I’d save for another post. Why? Because Brightkite has so much potential, that I’d only just begun to see when they released their Brightkite app for the iPhone. It’s phenomenal and well worth having it’s own post.
Chris Brogan has written a remarkable post titled “If I Owned Brightkite” on the potential of Brightkite and I just wanted to share it with you all. Do you agree with Chris’ thoughts on Brightkite?
I’m watching you, BrightKite. I’m thinking long and hard about how this application can do more for businesses, for nonprofits, for humans in need of guidance through a secret world. I’m seeing linkages to several applications, to several other data stores in need of shaping.
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I agree with ya about brightkite. It has a lot of great tools you can use for getting out of the house, discovering others around you, and sharing thoughts, ideas, and pictures.
I would have to say it is one of my top applications I use these days and right now I am trying to decide if I want to switch from twitter to start posting my twitter like messages on brightkite and just feed them to twitter.
Also the comment streaming with brightkite is a real nice feature that really you dont get with twitter as well.
definately a must check out if you are not using it. And if anyone needs an invite let me know and I will shoot one your way.
But if you are looking for something that you don't need to join a group to do
that can send your location using SMS – go try Zhiing.com. Awesome app that is getting good reviews. I'm using it – love it on my iPhone.
I wished i owned an online company. Anything would do including Brightkite.
Yes, brightkite is a nice and very useful application, too…and I agree with Chris’ thoughts on Brightkite. I'm also thinking of switching to brightkite soon.
I love the BrightKite app on my iphone, at least now i get to discover my friends' location and check for nearby friends.
I've actually never used brightkite. But my friends that do use it really enjoy it. I'm more of a plurk gal.
brightkite? It new to me, ok i will read the info about brightkite now and will update on my finding in here
I will definitely have to check out that site. It sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
P.S. I love your blog!
Misty Faucheux
Community Relations/Social Media Manager, Viscape.com
Thanks Misty! :)
Wow, so much good review about BrightKite. Must go and check to see how Bright the kite is.
Great tool to use on your mobile phones. I will use it to track my……………………….
I think all Web 2.0 companies need to sit down and rethink their business models. The market is standing by for the second Financial Tsunami within the next few weeks.