Chris Pirillo » location based services http://chris.pirillo.com News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © chris@pirillo.com () chris@pirillo.com() Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. chris@pirillo.com No no http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgChris Pirillohttp://chris.pirillo.com 144 144 Dim Flight for BrightKitehttp://chris.pirillo.com/dim-flight-for-brightkite/ http://chris.pirillo.com/dim-flight-for-brightkite/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:58:06 +0000 Chris http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=7280 Dim Flight for BrightKite is a post from Chris Pirillo

“I will never join BrightKite. Ever. It’s not for me. Believe it or not, I actually value aspects of my privacy. I’ll let you know where I am, but not through that kind of service. As far as you’re concerned: I’m at home in front of my computer.”

I posted to that to FriendFeed a few minutes ago, reminded of the note that Eric Rice posted the other day: “My wife signed up for Brightkite and snarked immediately: ‘How the f*ck do I use it?’ Meaning: Isn’t it arrogant that sites just assume everyone knows how to use everything? Instructional design, indeed.”

To me, it’s not about the design of BrightKite that turns me off – it’s about the concept, itself.

  1. Other than my wife, does anybody really care where I am? Seriously?!
  2. Unless I’m going out to connect with a specific group of people (assumed friends), I really don’t need to “check in” with the rest of the Internet. If I do, I’m going to use the service that most of my friends are on – or communicate directly only WITH specific individuals.
  3. For the most part, I don’t care where you are – and if I do care, I’ll ask you.
  4. It’s a stalker’s dream come true. HELLO?!
  5. Do I need a specific service to tell everyone? You might care about what I’m doing, but why would I give up my specific location? It’s the same reason I never picked up on the Dodgeball meme.

If you like BrightKite, great – but there’s nothing compelling about it for me. You can bet that if I ever start using that kind of software or service, I’ll be supremely selective with whom I choose to add as a “friend.”

]]> Dim Flight for BrightKite is a post from Chris Pirillo

“I will never join BrightKite. Ever. It’s not for me. Believe it or not, I actually value aspects of my privacy. I’ll let you know where I am, but not through that kind of service. As far as you’re concerned: I’m at home in front of my computer.”

I posted to that to FriendFeed a few minutes ago, reminded of the note that Eric Rice posted the other day: “My wife signed up for Brightkite and snarked immediately: ‘How the f*ck do I use it?’ Meaning: Isn’t it arrogant that sites just assume everyone knows how to use everything? Instructional design, indeed.”

To me, it’s not about the design of BrightKite that turns me off – it’s about the concept, itself.

  1. Other than my wife, does anybody really care where I am? Seriously?!
  2. Unless I’m going out to connect with a specific group of people (assumed friends), I really don’t need to “check in” with the rest of the Internet. If I do, I’m going to use the service that most of my friends are on – or communicate directly only WITH specific individuals.
  3. For the most part, I don’t care where you are – and if I do care, I’ll ask you.
  4. It’s a stalker’s dream come true. HELLO?!
  5. Do I need a specific service to tell everyone? You might care about what I’m doing, but why would I give up my specific location? It’s the same reason I never picked up on the Dodgeball meme.

If you like BrightKite, great – but there’s nothing compelling about it for me. You can bet that if I ever start using that kind of software or service, I’ll be supremely selective with whom I choose to add as a “friend.”

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