Comments on: A Manifesto for Mobile and Location Based Social Networks http://technosailor.com/2008/06/04/a-manifesto-for-mobile-and-location-based-social-networks/ Business and Technology with Common Sense Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta4-20883 By: Aaron Brazell http://technosailor.com/2008/06/04/a-manifesto-for-mobile-and-location-based-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-44158 Aaron Brazell Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:58:50 +0000 http://technosailor.com/?p=2992#comment-44158 Martin- would be happy to update the post when Brightkite releases the RESTful API. Also happy to mangle data when it comes around. Thanks for stopping by. Martin- would be happy to update the post when Brightkite releases the RESTful API. Also happy to mangle data when it comes around. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Martin May http://technosailor.com/2008/06/04/a-manifesto-for-mobile-and-location-based-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-44157 Martin May Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:35:59 +0000 http://technosailor.com/?p=2992#comment-44157 Hey Aaron, Great write-up. A couple of clarifications regarding Brightkite: Phone Support - Brightkite actually works on pretty much any US phone that supports text messaging, and we provide the same functionality via mobile e-mail. We also have (as you mention) a generic WAP version of our site, and an iPhone-specific site. I'd argue that we have most bases covered when it comes to phone support. GPS compatible - Brightkite already understands latitude/longitude information, and we'll have native clients for phones coming out within the next month. Location Data easy for Users to Use - we provide GeoRSS and KML feeds for all of the activity within Brightkite, making it really easy to share location data, and users have built widgets and other visualizations around it: http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/06/02/new-blog-widgets-plugins/ http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/05/30/brightkite-widgets-are-no-longer-a-pipe-dream/ http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/05/27/brightkite-kml-support-and-google-earth-visualizations/ We also have a REST-based API coming. I would argue that we deserve a "Yes" in that category. ;) Low Impact Monetization - As you know, we have very concrete plans for monetization that will be very low-impact on the user, and goes beyond the obvious "location-based ads" model. Overall, I have to agree with the white paper...those are critical areas for location-based social networks to get right, and rest assured that we're working on making it happen. Martin brightkite.com Hey Aaron,

Great write-up. A couple of clarifications regarding Brightkite:

Phone Support – Brightkite actually works on pretty much any US phone that supports text messaging, and we provide the same functionality via mobile e-mail. We also have (as you mention) a generic WAP version of our site, and an iPhone-specific site. I’d argue that we have most bases covered when it comes to phone support.

GPS compatible – Brightkite already understands latitude/longitude information, and we’ll have native clients for phones coming out within the next month.

Location Data easy for Users to Use – we provide GeoRSS and KML feeds for all of the activity within Brightkite, making it really easy to share location data, and users have built widgets and other visualizations around it:

http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/06/02/new-blog-widgets-plugins/
http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/05/30/brightkite-widgets-are-no-longer-a-pipe-dream/
http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/05/27/brightkite-kml-support-and-google-earth-visualizations/

We also have a REST-based API coming. I would argue that we deserve a “Yes” in that category. ;)

Low Impact Monetization – As you know, we have very concrete plans for monetization that will be very low-impact on the user, and goes beyond the obvious “location-based ads” model.

Overall, I have to agree with the white paper…those are critical areas for location-based social networks to get right, and rest assured that we’re working on making it happen.

Martin
brightkite.com

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