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malbiniak replied on August 05, 2008 20:48 to the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

i'll toast to that. i surprised it hasn't been included. big evangelists (@stoweboyd @gregarious) have been asking for this for a while. investing in this feature would be like making your marketing dollar go a few extra hundred miles.

just saying...

Eric replied on August 05, 2008 20:46 to the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

For an iPhone UI that is so pretty, it's sad to have to be resorting to a solution like that.

malbiniak replied on August 05, 2008 20:43 to the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

you can't leave by clicking on a leave button, but you can send an email to your personalized email@bkite.com with the body "leave" and you'll be checked out and receive a confirmation email like this:
>> "You've checked out and are now in no man's land. When you want to check in someplace else, reply with @address or ?businessname"

not sure what your personal bkite email address is?
http://brightkite.com/help/email_guide

i originally added this email address to my iphone contact list (under business name bkite) to post photos from the location i was at. it's just as easy to checkout / leave this way.

it's not a perfect solution, but it is a solution.

hope this helps,
-matt / malbiniak

A comment on the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

I use the web and iPhone versions exclusively. Is there still no way to leave via those interface? – Eric, on August 05, 2008 20:29

A comment on the idea "Sort tweet replies/DMs, aggregate and display profiles, tinyurl." in SocialThing:

awesome.


2. modified - http://www.tweetburner.com would be exponentially cooler than tinyurl or twhurl alone.

4. clarified - sorry for the confusion, I meant to say the user's (aggregated) profile displayed on their lifestream page/tab would be great. The way the lifestream is aggregated for the user is great, but a nice add would be displaying their profile.

5. clarified - right, my bad ;)

7. High fives to everyone @ socialthing, great job. – malbiniak, on June 27, 2008 14:22

Matt Galligan replied on June 27, 2008 13:10 to the idea "Sort tweet replies/DMs, aggregate and display profiles, tinyurl." in SocialThing:

1. Agreed. We're wanting to implement an @ me feature that basically takes everything that's directed at you, no matter what service, and displays it here.

2-3. Understood, we'll look into it.

4. If I understand you correctly, you want us to piece together the various accounts someone has on various sites and display their aggregated lifestream correct?

5. They already do this, but not quite in the "ticker" format. If you're, say, on the Settings tab, and new updates come in, we notify you. Because of UI restrictions, when you click on the "Show upates" we'll pop you back over to the Home tab and load them in there.

6. We'll look into it...

raven started following the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite.

Brian M started following the idea "Sort tweet replies/DMs, aggregate and display profiles, tinyurl." in SocialThing.

malbiniak shared an idea in SocialThing on June 18, 2008 16:01:

Sort tweet replies/DMs, aggregate and display profiles, tinyurl.

Sorry, this isn't blog spam, but I've expanded on my ideas @ http://www.albiniak.com/social-media/...

I really, really like socialthing 2.0. I've ditched twhirl in favor of using this full time. I don't care about a desktop/AIR app. Keep improving what you've got going - it's a great (social)thing!

1) It should be easier to find historical tweet replies and direct messages. If I missed it, I missed it.
2) Tinyurl (or similar) integration a la Twhirl.
3) Twitpic (or similar) integration a la Twhirl.
4) Aggregate profiles for the user's lifestream I clicked on and display it. Don't make me click again (and leave your site) to see it.
5) Have the lifestream updates follow me around the site. If this doesn't make sense, spend some time on http://www.thesixtyone.com
6) Summize / twemes integration - it'd be so dope if I could follow a #hashtag as a lifestream right in socialthing. I'd bump this to my #1 feature request.

I'll buy the coffee/beer/aspirin :)

malbiniak started following the idea "Auto refresh would be spiffy" in SocialThing.

jeppedy replied on June 06, 2008 14:57 to the question "Brightkite Invite please" in Brightkite:

I have some invites available. Send a fresh request if you need one.

Andie replied on June 06, 2008 03:44 to the question "Brightkite Invite please" in Brightkite:

Can I please have an invite as well? Pretty please? Thank you!!!!!!morganandie@gmail.com

Rammi replied on June 05, 2008 20:02 to the question "Brightkite Invite please" in Brightkite:

Sorry, I know this is turning into an "OMGz! Pick me!" thing now, but please could I have an invite too? As usual with cool services like these, I don't know anyone who would send me one. Pwease? My email is innocentsparkle@gmail.com.

A comment on the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

You can use the "Leave" command via SMS or email for right now. There is not a way to do this on the main site or mobile versions at this time, but we are working on it. You can find the command listed here: http://brightkite.com/help/sms_reference – Lesley, on June 05, 2008 16:17

Mel replied on June 05, 2008 12:54 to the question "Brightkite Invite please" in Brightkite:

I received the invite. Thank you!

A comment on the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

/me scratches head. I only use the webui (mobile or full glory) - is the "leave" command part of the txt commands, or am I somehow totally going blind and not seeing this on the web? – malbiniak, on June 05, 2008 12:45

Lesley replied on June 04, 2008 23:57 to the idea "Checkout of locations" in Brightkite:

You can check out right now by using the "Leave" command. It labels you as "Not checked in". More functionality with this option is coming soon.

malbiniak shared an idea in Brightkite on June 04, 2008 23:44:

Checkout of locations

Please enable a checkout system, either through IM or mobile.

PS - I *LOVE* i.brightkite.com