What is Brightkite?
Brightkite is the simple way to keep up with friends and places. It lets you see where all your friends are, so you can spend more time with them. You can also discover places in your neighborhood and meet other locals along the way.
What's new in Brightkite
Pick Your Friends
Just like the real world, you decide who your friends are. People can be your fan, but only YOU can decide if they are a friend. In Brightkite, friendships are one-way. No more friend requests! Learn more.
Gain Fans
That witty post you made shouldn’t fall on deaf ears. People enjoy your public posts and when they do, they become your fans. See how many fans you get. Learn more.
I like it...
Some posts deserve their five minutes of fame. Others don’t. You be the judge with our new rating feature.
Search posts
Sift through the muck and get to the goods with the ability to search for words, phrases and whatever else you might want to find in Posts.
Stream Filters
See what you want to see. Filter content with our simple dropdowns to get the view you want to see, on the fly.
Secure sharing
Share with who you want, when you want. With one click you can share with your friends, everyone and/or your social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Custom Places
Can’t find a place in our place list? You can now tell us where you are and give it a custom name.