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Introducing “Guess My Location” powered by Geode and LokiOctober 10

Brightkite can now guess your location right from your wi-fi connected laptop. Mozilla Labs recently released Geode, an extension that will fetch your current location. We’ve integrated Geode making it effortless to reveal your location to Brightkite. If you are not using Firefox, Brightkite will guess your location using the Loki plugin.

To try out the Geode plugin:

  1. Download and install the latest Mozilla Firefox web browser.
  2. Read the Geode blog post. Download and install Geode.
  3. Restart Firefox.
  4. Make sure you are connected via wi-fi and visit the Guess My Location page.

If you are not using FireFox and Geode, Brightkite will use Loki to guess your location. To try out the Loki plugin:

  1. Make sure you are connected via wi-fi and visit the
Brightkite iPhone ChatSeptember 9

As promised in our last blog post, we wanted to give those of you who didn’t get in on the iPhone app beta a chance to ask us some questions around the app, what’s coming, suggest features, etc.

We are holding an online chat tomorrow, September 10th at 3pm MST. Everybody is welcome to join, but please keep the chatter on topic. We anticipate the chat lasting about 30 minutes.

You can access the chat here:

http://blog.brightkite.com/chat/ (no password required, just pick a username and join)

See you there tomorrow!

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Help Us Test the Native Brightkite iPhone App!September 1

We know that everybody (well, at least everybody with an iPhone) has been waiting anxiously for our native app. We are getting closer to a public release, but we didn’t want to keep those of you who just can’t live without it waiting any longer: we are actively looking for Brightkite users who would like to test and give feedback on our native iPhone application via a limited beta test.

Some caveats:

  • We can only accept a small number of beta testers, primarily because Apple doesn’t allow more than 100 ad-hoc users for an app.
  • The app is not feature-complete yet. This means that there are certain things that won’t work, but the essentials (checking in, posting, reading your stream) are in there.
  • The purpose of this beta is to iron out bugs and test usability. Things might change in the app we ultimately release. Keep that in mind.

*Update: We have reached the application limit. Please stay tuned for more information on future opportunities to participate in the iPhone beta.

To apply for the beta, please fill out this form.

If you don’t get in, but want to learn more about the app, we will be hosting a chat session in which you’ll be able to answer questions later this week. Keep an eye on our blog for details.

Watch DNC Activity via BrightkiteAugust 27

Being a Denver based company we have noticed quite a jump in local Brightkite activity due to the Democratic National Convention. We’re having fun keeping tabs on DNC happenings taking place throughout the city. See for yourself whats going on right now by browsing to the Denver place page.

Some interesting posts from around town:
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We Now Support International Text Messaging (SMS)August 14

Now you can interact with Brightkite via text message (SMS) from countries outside the US. Over the past few months we have received quite a few requests to support international SMS and we are now excited to offer it. It is still in somewhat of an experimental phase so if you encounter any problems please let us know.

To set up your phone outside the US:

  1. Go to Settings and click on the Mobile tab.
  2. Enter your your complete phone number, including “+” and the country code.
    For example: +441234567890 or +12123456789

    Find your country code

  3. Click continue and enter the confirmation code we sent to your phone.

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Help with adding a non-US number:
You must include the “+” sign that precedes your country code. If you don’t include both the ‘+’ and your country code with your complete number, Brightkite wont recognize it properly.
For example: +44 1234567890

You may need to drop the “0″ before adding the country code.

Correct:
+44 1234567890

Incorrect:
+44 01234567890

If you’ve added your number incorrectly, simply click “Delete and start over”.
If you never receive a confirmation code, click “Delete and start