Twitter, Location Based SMS

Just recently downloaded twitter on my iphone. Twitter is a short message, social networking utility. View and post short messages in other words.

First began using twittlator and twitterrific applications on my iphone.
I found myself wishing there was more integration with location and mapping.
In both applications you are unable to view a twitters location unless they post a map of their current location.

Yesterday I downloaded twinkle, another twitter application that displays twitters in nearby areas. You can choose to view twitters within 1 mile, 1000 miles or everywhere.
I find it fun to view posts from twitters in our city. I think it adds an interesting element to twitter.
Twinkle is the kewlest location based, short message, social network application I've seen so far. Twinkle only shows the city and does not currently allow you
to see your twitters exact location.

It would be really interesting if we saw an application like Buddy Beacon, (in "Where") add a social networking upgrade like twitter to its basic format.
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I'm hoping for an application that will use the social networking format
while using gps and having the ability to map them like the Buddy Beacon application.
Buddy Beacon allows you to view your friends who have the Buddy Beacon application, using GPS on a map.
I can view my friends location at all times,the accuracy is unbelievable.
It has been only a few addresses off and shows the location and street names when mapping your buddy.
You still need to refresh your location as you travel or change location. In the future I hope to see that change also.

I may want to add that it is possible that the application Loopt can do the above mentioned but it is unavailable to Canadians.


Go download twinkle and start twitting random crap.

Take a Home Screen Shot- iphone

In case you hadn't already heard, you can in fact take a snapshot of your 3G iphone screen. Requires 2.0 firmware or higher.

Just hold down on the home screen key and the power button. You will see a flash..and
presto your screenshot is in your pictures folder.

Stumble It!

Iphone Applications-Canada(location based software)

Canadians are once again getting the shaft.
Restaurant , Box Office and Event applications (location based software) have not been, for the most part, available in my area.
After downloading numerous applications I find the closest information is based in " Detroit ".

I Found a kewl application called Urban Spoon, application works as a restaurant picker, just shake the phone, it lands on a restaurant pick in your area.
You have an option to pick a major city or let it find you. Not available in my area:(
Folks who live in Vancouver and Toronto should have no problem:)

Local Picks is the only restaurant app that works in my area. It is awesome! and has tons of restaurant listings in my city.
Restaurant Nutritional Application also lists 18 fast food restaurants, all of 9 are in business here. A kewl function that comes with the nutritional guide is the MAP function which finds your location and will give you directions to the closest fast food joints (of the 18 listed).

Box office was also an app that we were looking forward to using.

Not that I am complaining at all. The iphone is the still the best device I've ever owned.

iphone love