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A comment on the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

... so was Nirvana *smile* – fspressonline, on October 10, 2008 22:22

A comment on the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

The hack didn't work for me. Has it been taken down?

:-( – Happibun, on September 07, 2008 20:51

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evolver replied on September 05, 2008 21:39 to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

Although I can see how this new system works for many, it still doesn't work for me or anyone dealing with a mixed-use development with one street address. In my case I live in a large building with retail and restaurants on the ground level. I'd like to be able to check in publicly to a restaurant or gallery but not my actual residence. If we had actual private placemarks, this would work fine. Unfortunately, the setting of one (my residence) overrides another (a store) because we share the same address. I really hope this will be resolved in the future. This would seem a potential hassle for many folks. Thanks for taking the concept this far.

I would still really, really love to be able to toggle the Twitter feed easily *without* having to go into private mode. I don't actually care whether anyone knows where I live; I just don't want it pushed to Twitter every time I return home and dutifully check in. I also may go somewhere like a grocery store where I'd like to check in publicly but don't think the Twitterverse would care. In a perfect BK world, activity at certain placemarks could also be designated as being fed (or not) to Twitter (and perhaps future services), independent of privacy settings.

A comment on the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

Please note that Ping is still in Beta and many new features are coming and the service is being updated daily. While I cannot comment if SMS is coming, I can note that it has been discussed. – Ryan, on August 31, 2008 16:35

computermind replied on August 31, 2008 15:38 to the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

Here's the short, pardon the pun, if you want to be mainstream, you have to offer this service.
Twitter has it, Facebook has it, MySpace has it, Ping updates them, why can't Ping update from SMS?

Celia replied on August 26, 2008 10:42 to the question "No trips exist" in Dopplr:

Hi there

Sorry that you've been having problems. For us diagnose the problem, we'll need to tell us your Dopplr username. Can you let us know via http://help.dopplr.com/contact/ - or log into dopplr.com and then hit "Feedback" (that will automatically tell us your username). (Please also describe the problem as you have here - copying and pasting is fine :)

Thanks

Celia

vtknitboy replied on August 21, 2008 03:09 to the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

i have unlimited texting on my phone, and even though i have email and web access on my phone, it doesn't work in my area (parts of vermont), so txting ping updates from my phone is paramount for me, otherwise, it's useless as i use brightkite (which DOES do this from my phone).

A comment on the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

i have unlimited texting on my phone, and even though i have email and web access on my phone, it doesn't work in my area (parts of vermont), so txting ping updates from my phone is paramount for me, otherwise, it's useless as i use brightkite (which DOES do this from my phone). – vtknitboy, on August 21, 2008 03:09

A comment on the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

Yes, that's true. It's not the most ideal, given that both services support varying degrees of precision and should be able to work out a way to share them more accurately and transparently, but it's not a bad work-around and isn't without its own benefits. I'll definitely try it out (while waiting for a better solution down the road) :-) . – Thom Watson, on August 16, 2008 00:04

A comment on the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

One thing you can try, which is actually what I do, is to set the accuracy level of your location yourself when you check in. I'm always in public mode, so whenever I need to check in to a sensitive location, I simply don't check into an exact address. I will check in at street level or using an intersection, then I placemark these locations. I am always in control of what information is shared with FE and Twitter and don't have to rely on the privacy controls. I realize that this is not a desirable option for everyone, so it is only a suggestion, but it could help keep the Brightkite/FE combination useful for you. :) – Lesley, on August 15, 2008 23:59

Thom Watson replied on August 15, 2008 23:41 to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

Lesley, I'm glad at least that you're going to make what you do clearer, but it actually means that Brightkite and FE together just isn't useful for me. If I need to go into FE and change my privacy setting there each time I check into an always-private location in Brightkite, when otherwise I want my location in FE to be public, then why should I even use Brightkite? The alternative is that I set FE to show everything at an imprecise level, which also is less than desirable.

Lesley replied on August 15, 2008 23:16 to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

We apologize for any confusion. If you have FE sharing enabled, we will send your exact location to them and then within FE you can modify your privacy settings for what information gets sent out to any other sites. We realize that this is not made very clear in Brightkite, so we will go in and revise it so people know their exact location will be shared when they update.

cruciformity replied on August 15, 2008 18:44 to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

This is back to there simply not being enough options. And maybe its an issue of options on Fire Eagle's end, but the two options it gives when syncing with Fire Eagle are exact location or zipcode (there are more options, but less specific). On the one hand, for Fire Eagle to be useful, they need my exact location, but on the other hand, since I have told BrightKite not to give that information out, they shouldn't give it out. It should look as if I checked in at a zip code or city, not an address. It doesn't seem like that should be to hard.

thomwatson replied on August 15, 2008 17:40 to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

I've noticed that when checking into a location that's marked "Always Private," like my home address, Bkite appears to send the exact location to Fire Eagle, not the inexact one that it's providing to other Bkite users. FE then displays information about my exact location, and provides it to other apps that poll FE. When I twittered about this last night:

@brightkite If I have a place set to always be private, what info does it provide to Fire Eagle? Looks like it's sending the full location.

Bkite's response was:

@thomwatson FE does not have the granularity of privacy controls available in Bkite. We share the publicly available location with FE.

Wouldn't the "publicly available location" for a location marked as always private be the inexact version? This seems to be what they say they're sending in response to my inquiry. However, my personal experience suggests the opposite, that they are sending -- at least as recently as last night -- my exact location even for a private location.

evolver asked a question in Dopplr on August 14, 2008 23:08:

No trips exist

The system shows me as having NO trips, yet when I go to the FB app it says I have multiple trips planned. There is no way for me to view or edit my trips on your site; it tells me at the top that I am out of town; and if I view the map it does show three cities, but it still says I have no trips. This is a great concept, but this type of experience will have few people returning or actually using the site.

cruciformity marked one of evolver's replies in Brightkite as useful. evolver replied to the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location".

A comment on the idea "Attach Privacy Level to Location" in Brightkite:

That sounds awesome! – Chris J, on July 30, 2008 03:00

tre0700 replied on July 27, 2008 14:39 to the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

Hey you guys. I just posted to ping.fm via txt using my email address that ping gave me. Listen, they say it costs too much, then send a txt with your e-mail address it freaking works and there is no charge for a garage based site as awesome as this one. Just sayin

A comment on the idea "Text Message, SMS, updates from Mobiles to Ping" in Ping.fm:

A shortcode might complicate matters. It might not work internationally. A regular GSM no should work fine, although it's harder to remember. I believe you can get incoming SMS gateways fairly inexpensively, but it still might be beyond the budget. – Callum Macdonald, on July 24, 2008 23:59