Twitter becoming the Midas Touch?
The influential Twitter mini-universe is going completely gaga over Brightkite. It’s nearly identical to the mobile geolocater service Plazes with a single exception: Twitter integration. Somehow that’s been sufficient to kick off a firestorm of signups and Brightkite is struggling to keep up with the influx of new users.
For now, it seems Twitter is firmly secure as the bleeding edge communication tool. Any new social networking/geolocating/shiny web 2.0 app would be wise to latch on Twitter’s position as a crucial piece of infrastructure. Oh, and showing off a screenshot of an iPhone app that doesn’t exist yet doesn’t hurt cough Brightkite.
UPDATE: If you want a Brightkite invite to check it out, I have 3 of em. Send me a reply at twitter @junesix, I’ll friend you and then you can direct message me your email address.
