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Default and Expiring Check In for the Forgetful
I would like to be able to set default locations and expire check ins so I don't have to remember to reset after a night out, appointment, or other temporary location change. When the check-in time expires, my location would automatically change to my default location. SMS format could look something like this:
@@ my_default_location
@ location !! 6h
@location !! today
@location !! 02:00
@@ my_default_location
@ location !! 6h
@location !! today
@location !! 02:00
I’m lazy
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Inappropriate?Was looking for options for my location when "in transit" and found the checkout feature. Would be nice to be able to set that as the default location with something like this:
@@ nowhere
@@ leave
@@ nomansland
I like synonyms, btw.
I’m talking to myself!
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Inappropriate?thecorefiles, we kind of want to stay away from a scheduled check in/out because when we start to assume too much it can cause problems. Even though the user sets their own schedule, they won't necessarily follow that every time and it can lead to a lot of incorrect checkins, etc. We really appreciate your idea though, this is something that could potentially be done with our API, but we don't have plans for it.
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Inappropriate?That's understandable, and I agree scheduled check in would be a bad thing. It's a step worse than the problem I'm noticing (not updating and people assuming you're still someplace you left long ago) because people would see the activity and jump to erroneous conclusions.
I'd still suggest you consider some expiration on check-in or at least a freshness stamp beyond when the check in occurred. I think just being able to say "checked in at X, planning to be here for x hours/days/until-some-time" without the overhead of a check-in and a post would be good.
I don't have unlimited texting, so while the CS side of me appreciates the ack coming back, the account in my cringes and tries to count texts in my head for the month. Four messages for a checkin and a note to specify my freshness.
There was an old Microprose computer game called "Red Storm Rising" that comes to mind. It was a submarine game where they would show sonar trails and vary the color to indicate how fresh/stale the contact was--and how precise. The problem I'm experiencing (stale check-ins) reminds me of that. The big difference is I'm not trying to hit my checked-in friends with torpedoes or dodge their depth charges!
Maybe some kind of tickler or reminder system would work too. I may be a little unusual in how I've been using Brightkite--equally from my Blackberry (mostly using Opera minibrowser, not texting), my iPod Touch when I've got WiFi, and my home/work computers. Partly the expectation Apple's creating, but I really want to have platform-appropriate access to all the same services across all my devices rather than trying to have one device that does it all.
Ok, sorry for going on. I haven't really thought about location-aware applications before and it's really interesting. I wish I had your jobs!
I’m going on and on and on.
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Inappropriate?I also just want to mention that I work in Document Management software systems, and it feels so strange to talk about check in/out in this context! Always makes me pause when doing hotel things too. Brought to you by the giant associative array that is my brain ...
I’m such a cm geek.
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