John's dashboard

Brady replied on July 11, 2008 20:52 to the question "Will there be an API soon?" in Brightkite:

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

elliottcable replied on July 09, 2008 09:41 to the question "Will there be an API soon?" in Brightkite:

"Brady, Official Rep, replied 1 month ago"

"Yes! Expect the API in the next few weeks."

Fail.

J/K, but seriously, can haz API plx plx plx?

Yeah, was looking into checking in with a bookmark when I get home - I don't want to load the whole 'visited places page' to say "I'm home!". However, it queries some JavaScript to execute, and I'm not versed enough to deal with that (see http://bit.ly/3EDhcr).

But really, I'd love to throw together some sort of "On activity after long absence from the computer, query if one would like to re-checkin at home" tool for my Mac. I just can't do it without access to a stable API, which makes me sad )-:

A comment on the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

Thanks for the reply Lesley, the customized settings look fine... my issue is probably a twitter problem due to their daily problems... i'll leave it private and watch it a few days. But it was like it worked fine until i made the profile private but now i've switched it on and off but doesn't seem to work either way – Russell, on July 02, 2008 18:21

A comment on the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

Russell, we now have customizable Twitter settings if you go under Account Settings -> Sharing and click the "Customize" links. You can choose what information goes to Twitter regardless of your privacy settings. :) – Lesley, on July 02, 2008 16:47

Russell replied on July 02, 2008 14:41 to the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

I agree with jodiem.... if i allow sharing to twitter then it should work whether i'm set to priviate or not.... Twitter has it's own private and public setting that i can control there as well.
I'm loving the BrightKite service in all other aspects!!

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jodiem replied on May 24, 2008 23:34 to the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

I would really like this feature too. Because I have a private twitter account and I have a private Brightkite account. That just means that I don't want the WHOLE world knowing about things I'm doing. I still want to be able to use Brightkite and let my twitter friends know what I'm up to. There needs to be an inbetween privacy setting.

Addlepated replied on May 22, 2008 20:58 to the idea "Brightkite Jabber bot?" in Brightkite:

Lack of Jabber integration is the main thing still keeping me tied to Twitter instead of migrating here.

Dan Harrelson replied on May 13, 2008 03:33 to the idea "Brightkite Jabber bot?" in Brightkite:

How about partnering with Firebot (http://twitter.com/firebot) or Fireball (http://fireballapp.com) ? You've already got Fire Eagle support, so the connection seems to make sense.

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A comment on the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

"Your privacy settings apply." I totally missed that text before. But, yes, it would be cool if it stuck out a little more and/or the wording was updated. Is there a discussion or FAQ about why it is important that Brightkite only updates Twitter while in public mode? For example, I don't want the general public to be able to know where I am. But I would want my Twitter friends on my private Twitter profile to know where I am. – ~JOSh-X, on May 04, 2008 22:13

Brady replied on May 04, 2008 21:02 to the problem "My BrightKite is set to private and my Twitter won't update." in Brightkite:

Concerning privacy, its important Brightkite only updates Twitter while in public mode. The current text on the "Sharing" page states; "Your privacy settings apply." Its understandable that this may leave room for confusion. Thanks for the feedback, we will try to clarify further by updating the text.

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