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Brady replied on July 11, 2008 20:54 to the question "mobile support & API & desktop client plzthx :)" in Brightkite:

Our Brightkite API Beta is now available: http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/07/10...

A comment on the question "Why does Brightkite (via mobile phone) only work for the US?" in Brightkite:

Thanks Lesley. I was just curious to know how things were progressing. Really looking forward to SMS updates (would they be free to receive but cost to send - like Twitter? If so, then I'd be interested in switching over between platforms BrightKite has a lot more to offer!) – CannonGod, on July 01, 2008 23:12

A comment on the question "Why does Brightkite (via mobile phone) only work for the US?" in Brightkite:

We're working on getting things in place to support international SMS, but we don't have an ETA just yet. We know this is frustrating for a lot of our users, so please bear with us. :) – Lesley, on July 01, 2008 22:35

CannonGod replied on July 01, 2008 21:54 to the question "Why does Brightkite (via mobile phone) only work for the US?" in Brightkite:

Any news on when SMS support in the UK will be?

Lesley replied on May 27, 2008 23:19 to the problem "UK mobiles with Brightkite?" in Brightkite:

Check out this link:

http://getsatisfaction.com/brightkite...

Phelim replied on May 26, 2008 09:22 to the problem "UK mobiles with Brightkite?" in Brightkite:

Just use the internet to check in. Works great on the iPhone and most other phones with full-featured browsers.

snipergirl replied on May 19, 2008 08:05 to the question "mobile support & API & desktop client plzthx :)" in Brightkite:

Woo! I love the mobile vsn of the site, good work guys!

A comment on the question "mobile support & API & desktop client plzthx :)" in Brightkite:

Bring on the API! would love to write a BrightKite client! – LucasS, on May 18, 2008 20:12

Hamish Macpherson replied on May 18, 2008 19:59 to the question "mobile support & API & desktop client plzthx :)" in Brightkite:

Yeah! I'm looking forward to the API.

johnp replied on May 18, 2008 17:10 to the idea "What's the outlook for phone-GPS and cell-phone tower auto-checkins?" in Brightkite:

i assume they're preparing something for the launch of the new iphone? (been playing with the sdk i hope!)

Brady replied on May 15, 2008 19:06 to the idea "Can we twitter placemark names instead of addresses?" in Brightkite:

Yes we are working on implementing this. Expect this soon.

Chad replied on May 15, 2008 14:23 to the idea "Can we twitter placemark names instead of addresses?" in Brightkite:

This is great for me since I keep my profile public to anyone. Think about this in the creepy way where tech savvy robbers can simply watch brightkite to follow people's lives then hit when they're not home.

Jordan Running's reply to "Whats the email address I should send updates to?" was just promoted to the most useful! fronbow and 2 other people think it's one of the best replies.

Log into Brightkite and go to Account Settings > Mobile and scroll down a bit. You'll see your personal *****@bkite.com address there.

This should probably be added to the FAQ.

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Equus replied on May 13, 2008 16:53 to the idea "What's the outlook for phone-GPS and cell-phone tower auto-checkins?" in Brightkite:

I'm not affiliated at all with this guy or product, but I stumbled upon it and have used it with great success on my WM 6.1 phone. http://www.luisespinosa.com/trackme_e...
I use it w/my GPS. It writes KML files and uploads them to Google, where I can then track my movements nearly Live. It has an option to look for 'friends' but I assume those are just people that use the service. Where I live, there are never any. But if this guy can schelp together something like this, I assume BrightKite can out-do this. Real-time /semi realtime tracking of friends etc. Every location (address etc) can be converted to GPS coordinates.. and vice versa. This is more like what I thought/hoped BrightKite would be about.

David replied on May 13, 2008 10:14 to the idea "What's the outlook for phone-GPS and cell-phone tower auto-checkins?" in Brightkite:

Even without GPS you should be able to do some rough location finding using mobile phone masts. In fact I assumed that feature was the core of the service!

Plus you should say up front which countries this feature covers when it is implemented.

Equus replied on May 12, 2008 23:28 to the idea "What's the outlook for phone-GPS and cell-phone tower auto-checkins?" in Brightkite:

I would love this in a mobile client. I too have a GPS enabled phone. It would be nice to see visually locations of friends inside Google Maps or Msn Live Search!! I'm surprised it's not here yet, since this is a mobile client. Please pay more attention to WM phones since GPS capable phones are getting more common.

Mike replied on May 10, 2008 06:29 to the idea "What's the outlook for phone-GPS and cell-phone tower auto-checkins?" in Brightkite:

I would love this too, especially since I have GPS built-in to my AT&T Tilt, it seems silly to make those of us with GPS look up the address manually.

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