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[silverfae9]

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 else to find something to do on a boring Wednesday night without individually texting a dozen people? I already miss out on enough fun as it is.

Surely someone is working on this?

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[ingopixel.livejournal.com]

use twitter!

[joshc.livejournal.com]

INCORRECT

[silverfae9]

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.livejournal.com]

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

loopt maybe?

[yeswad.livejournal.com]

http://www.loopt.com/

[silverfae9]

I wonder if there's a way to work around the group thing, too. I use that all the time, esp. for brunch since Buster complained about brunch dodgeballs on Sundays.

Re: loopt maybe?

[silverfae9]

Only if they want to give me a free fancy telephone.

Re: loopt maybe?

[yeswad.livejournal.com]

they said its supported on onver 100 phones, is yours not on there?

[joshc.livejournal.com]

ha. I refuse to use groups, kind of hoping that random people will show up or old timers will return.

Re: loopt maybe?

[silverfae9]

Nope, the only T-Mobile phones on there are fancy internet ones.

[silverfae9]

I didn't use them until Buster complained about the brunch messages, but now I will feel guilty for sending them out to everyone again.

[buster.livejournal.com]

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]

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.

Re: loopt maybe?

[yeswad.livejournal.com]

google/lattitude

Re: loopt maybe?

[yeswad.livejournal.com]

or rather,

http://www.google.com/latitude

Re: loopt maybe?

[silverfae9]

Also needs fancy internet-y phones.

But see, this is exactly why I need someone to lay out all the options for me. Someone who likes making charts, I guess.

Re: loopt maybe?

[yeswad.livejournal.com]

dagnabbit!

hmm time to upgrade to fancy style phone i guess.

[joshc.livejournal.com]

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

[buster.livejournal.com]

Dens is trying to get it working by SXSW.

[mizrobot]

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.livejournal.com]

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

[silverfae9]

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

[el-wombato.livejournal.com]

The founder is working on a replacement. He left a note on flickr to that effect. Pretty vague about when, though.