castles in the sky.

so, flickr is pimping social gaming w/ “noticings.”  it’s a good way to up usage of their geo-tagging feature and harness the whole “omgimplayingagamebutimreallysosriouswiththischeckin” craze (10-1 this is biro’s favorite hashtag now)

He’s noticing things around him by photographing them, uploading the photos to Flickr, tagging them with the tag noticings and geo-tagging the location. Then, once a day every day at 15:00 GMT, the previous day’s noticings are pulled into their site and points are awarded. yay! The dashboard tallies the noticings and even has a nifty timer to let you know when the next import happens.

whrrl has also caught my eye now.  but maybe just b/c of some crafty copy-writing.

Unlock memberships into societies with people that have real-world patterns like yours. Have you ever wondered who else goes to the same places you do? How often? When? Find out who else is a member of your societies and share with people who have the same interests. Discover new places to go from people like you.

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A “footstream” is a digital record of the places a person goes in the real world. Capture your experiences by posting multiple photos and notes to your check-in. They’re auto-grouped by place for easy sharing through Facebook and Twitter. Discover fun facts about your social relationships with the places you go. Think about the places you regularly visit. How often have you been there relative to your friends? Where do people go next? What neighborhood and types of restaurants do you frequent most?

we’re starting to build castles in the sky, folks.  when will it be centralized?  how?  will the service with the biggest footprint win?  or the best way to solve the problem.  i’m tired of jumping/using multiple services.  some have all my friends.  some i use for just one thing.  some have better functionality than others.  i don’t want to sit-out until it’s all sorted-out but i’m starting to itch for the remote to turn off the tv.