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Feb 04, 2009 17:36

I wish that someone who understands these things better than I do would lay out our post-dodgeball options with what they do, because I am confused. The only one I've looked at really is Brightkite, and it seems to be missing what I think are the two most useful functions of dodgeball--the groups, and the ability to send a message to everyone. How ( Read more... )

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ingopixel February 5 2009, 01:58:06 UTC

use twitter!

joshc February 5 2009, 01:59:56 UTC

INCORRECT

silverfae9 February 5 2009, 02:03:58 UTC

I'm not sure how well twitter would work for that, though, because people use it so much that I had to stop sending it to my phone because too many messages. All I want on my telephone are messages pertaining to fun times.

joshc February 5 2009, 02:22:09 UTC

yes, plus I have twitter friends who are not in Seattle. I don't want to tell then where I am (mostly because I don't want that information from them either).

I think that Brightkite has a crippled shout-out functionality called "SAY", but I think you already need to be checked in for it tow work.

Apparently they are "considering" improving it:

http://getsatisfaction.com/brightkite/topics/add_functionality_for_shout_outs_essentially_non_location_specific_notes_for_incoming_dodgeball_users

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buster February 5 2009, 03:24:40 UTC

Microsoft had an inferior dodgeball-like service at SXSW the year we all discovered it. I'm trying to find out if it's still lying around unused somewhere.

But there's probably a group-texting service out there that doesn't cost money. I'll look around.

silverfae9 February 5 2009, 03:26:54 UTC

I would be totally willing to pay dollars for something that was as easy and simple and friendly as dodgeball. But that might just be me.

joshc February 5 2009, 05:32:15 UTC

Wonder when 4square will be up. Brightkite doesn't seem awful, just needs more users and a few features.

buster February 5 2009, 16:37:12 UTC

Dens is trying to get it working by SXSW.

mizrobot February 5 2009, 18:07:38 UTC

Shit, just basic texting is painful on my jankytown phone. I'm out of luck if everyone switches to a fancy-phone platform, at least until my contract expires. Britekite never clicked with me...it seems confusing. Maybe I need a carrier pigeon...or will have to call people like olden tymes.

sillymouka February 6 2009, 03:38:27 UTC

how much of a dork am i that i thought you were talking about actual dodge ball?

silverfae9 February 6 2009, 22:08:29 UTC

well, this dodgeball only makes sense if you're the barhopping in a big(ish) city sort in a very small section of people.