Check out the Wired (Epicenter) post about Brightkite: http://tinyurl.com/5ztw9q

Brightkite now in Public Beta! http://tinyurl.com/5ratyf

Ars Technica article on the Brightkite Wall: http://tinyurl.com/5mfn9y

The iPhone app crashes that were happening in the Nearby section should be fixed now. Let us know if you continue to have problems.

Update for you travelers out there: you can now use the three-letter airport codes to check in to most of the major airports. :)

From ReadWriteWeb: "A New Backchannel For Live Events: The Brightkite Wall" http://tinyurl.com/5ftfud

Introducing the Brightkite Wall! Read about it here: http://blog.brightkite.com

Brightkite featured on Commute by Bike: http://tinyurl.com/5h4aat

Cool podcast from Jerad Hill on the iPhone app: http://tinyurl.com/5k66ug

Very sorry about the down time, folks. As you've noticed we're back up (yay!) and things should be good now. :)

Great article from Chris Brogan: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/if-i-owned-brightkite/

Nominate Brightkite in Mashable's Open Web Awards: http://mashable.com/2008/11/05/open-web-awards-2/

What's this? Brightkite hires Tom Anderson? Read about it here: http://blog.brightkite.com/2008/10/31/brightkite-hires-tom-anderson/

We're working on some place hierarchy stuff, so if you see some strange activity with the place pages, this is why.

Alright folks, the Twitter checkins should be fixed now. Please let us know if you continue to have problems.

For those of you having issues with check ins sharing to Twitter, we are looking into the problem now. Thanks for your patience. :)

The Brightkite iPhone app is now available! http://tinyurl.com/6fgkry

Check out the ars technica article about the upcoming iPhone app! http://tinyurl.com/3q99kz

Introducing “Guess My Location” powered by Geode and Loki. Read about it here: http://blog.brightkite.com

Cross posting to Twitter should be fixed now. Please let us know if you continue to have problems.