Yahoo's Fireeagle Project open for business

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18 points·sh1mmer··10 comments

This is fantastic.

I totally needed to make it easier to track my every move.

I'd use it, but without the ability to post my social security # and bank account passwords, it seems useless.

I think that's the point of the privacy features. Or are you afraid of the hit men even finding out which city you are in?

I honestly don't see the utility of this. I don't think anybody wants to broadcast exactly where they are, even to their friends, and narrowing it down to what city you're in seems fairly useless for everyone

"I don't think anybody wants to broadcast exactly where they are, even to their friends"

This is wrong.

"Oh, you were at the mall this afternoon too? I wish I knew you were there. We could have hung out."

Knowing where your friends are and telling your friends where you are is clearly very useful. The problem is doing it in a way that people feel comfortable with.

Looks like Brightkite with some of the features removed and Yahoo integration tacked on. Not that Brightkite broke completely new ground either, but Fire Eagle really looks like a knockoff.

Fire eagle has been in the works at Yahoo for years and years and year and years.

Could someone build an iPhone app that sends your location to fireeagle? I'd do it but I don't have my license yet.

(Or maybe I could write it and someone else would be willing to upload it onto the store?)

Something called SearchQuest already does it. It's kinda unstable, though...

any connection with ze frank as in ride the fire eagle danger day?

That's where the name came from, yes. No connection to Ze Frank otherwise.

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