http://www.iswirl.com/blog connect. communicate. have fun. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:14:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By this time, you must have heard about Google's latest new product release, Google Latitude. It's a service that you can use on your location-aware mobile phone to find your friends on a map and interact with them -- whether you're on your phone or on your PC. Wait a second ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/google-latitude/ Yep, so things look a little differently around here, eh? We're in the process of moving servers as a cost cutting effort. While we're doing that, we've had to shut down some vital services, e.g. our messaging server. There is no ETA on when or if we'll turn that option back ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/hello-world/ You might have already noticed that we've been making some changes here and there. What you don't know is that we're making significant changes under the hood, so buckle up, it might be a bumpy ride. We're going to be pushing these changes out as they're tested, so expect to see ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/fasten-your-seatbelts-its-going-to-get-bumpy/ NC State, UNC Chapel Hill, and Duke University, we have a little promotional tour planned for your campuses! Keep your eyes and ears open during the coming 3 to 4 weeks, and you should notice signs of Swirl popping up here and there on and near your campuses. Everything will culminate in ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/nc-state-unc-chapel-hill-duke-university-visits/ I'm a little late in posting this, but we were featured on Killer Startups last week. They review up and coming Web 2.0 and mobile companies. We were sitting at the top of the charts for the week, but the clock is reset when a new week starts. You can check ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/swirl-connect-featured-on-killer-startups/ Swirl Connect: a mobile friend finder, rich presence, location-based alerts http://www.iswirl.com/blog/swirl-connect-mobile-20/ If you've been keeping an eye on our placemark coverage map, you've probably noticed that we've been expanding our footprint to most metropolitan areas in the United States. We're focusing primarily on meeting places, like bars, restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, book stores, arenas, and the like, but have avoided most ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/swirl-connect-friends-can-now-be-found-at-100000-places-in-the-us/ Your Swirl Connect friends list is very different from your buddy list on services like My Space or Facebook. Even though Swirl Connect includes some social networking features, it is not a social network. It is a service used to stay connected with your friends -- your actual, real life ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/folks-be-careful-with-your-friends-list/ We've added a placemark coverage map so that you can see if we've had a chance to add your area to our expanding list of places. We're starting with larger metropolitan areas in the U.S., along with our hometowns, but we have plans to include many of the major metropolitan ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/placemark-coverage-map/ Just a reminder that the latest Swirl Connect release is now 0.8.6 Public Alpha. If you're using a version prior to 0.8.0, you're using our Private Alpha version. Version 0.8.x: Added support for new devices Simplified check-ins Improved the interface Added several discovery features Fixed some synchronization issues Fixed status updates on logout Versions 0.7.x will continue ... http://www.iswirl.com/blog/reminder-upgrade-release-public-alpha/