Last Friday Brightkite announced they would no longer support check-ins to focus on group texting. I was pretty bummed even though I knew they had lost the LBS race even before Facebook and Google started paying attention. I always felt like I tried to stick up for them even when they made threats to us […]
Everyone has been in an uproar about privacy since Facebook’s new privacy changes. This happens every time Facebook changes anything. Close to half a billion people have stuck around through all the changes. The irony of it all is that now developers are releasing tools that utilize Facebook’s new privacy-ignoring features to help users “reclaim” […]
Last week at Facebook’s f8 conference, a new site launched that’s going to revolutionize the way we create and share documents. But not a lot is going to change, it’s just going to become easier than ever. Docs.com forges together Microsoft Office 2010 and Facebook to bring you one of the most familiar experiences ever. […]
Check.in is the newest creation from Brightkite that allows you to check in to Brightkite, Foursquare, and Gowalla simultaneously. It has a very slick interface in the browser thanks to HTML5 and is currently in invite-only beta. Check it out!
Last month Brightkite announced a new Group Text feature that looks to be in direct competition with Tatango. I’ve used Tatango’s service in the past and wasn’t that impressed which is why I’m interested to see if Brightkite can do group text messaging better.