The Battle-part 1

So we have had the app available for a few days now and just wanted to let you know that some parts of the country are doing better than others. Since I watch a lot of TV I understand the importance of setting up East Coast vs West Coast battles, like 2Pac vs. Biggie or NBA West vs. East. It is simply in our blood.

Now just so that everyone has equal information, the West coast is currently winning, after the Freshcoast (the Midwest), but I think that we are a bit biased. And this isn't just East vs West, the South is definitely holding its own too.

I guess we'll see who comes out on top, stay tuned for results...

Changes

So we've changed and updated some things to allow GeoBuzz to better serve you.

The website has been updated and a bunch more content has been added. This explains GeoBuzz in depth and will hopefully answer some questions you may have.

The number of channels on the app itself has been reduced. This was a tough decision, but we think it will help facilitate building the community better. We'll add additional channels at a later date.

The Feedback Channel has been made global. All posts in this channel are visible across the US. This allows for the GeoBuzz developers to better communicate with you. Post questions and any feedback you have in this channel.

GeoBuzz is being built up with your help. Keep buzzing, and get your friends on board.

Sometimes first is the worst...

But not this time!
So we just wanted to give a shout out to jzakhar, down in southern California, for being the first to post a "first" buzz in a channel during the secret launch, whoo whoo!
To everyone else out there in BuzzLand: thanks for joining in, tell your friends and keep buzzing! Official launch will be later this summer, fun things to come...

What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.

So you might be wondering why we call it "GeoBuzz." Well to be perfectly honest, the Buzz part is mostly because it adds a nice ring and it can be used in a verb sense. We wanted to emphasize the location aspects of the application and the whole being-outside idea with Geo. Plus we are really excited about the community aspect of GeoBuzz, essentially we want to create these little worlds all over. As tacky as it may sound, we do want to bring people together and someday maybe everyone will join in a GeoBuzz-started rendition of "It's a small world..."

But I tend to be unrealistic about some things.

They're here...

The GeoBuzz iPhone client now has a new friend- GeoBuzz has just been released to the Android Marketplace.

If you have an Android based phone (aka the T-Mobile G1), download GeoBuzz from the Marketplace. Don't have an Android phone or iPhone? Never fear, the GeoBuzz Windows Mobile client will be released soon. Otherwise, I know you have friends who have an iPhone or Android phone. Tell them about GeoBuzz.

This is an "unofficial" GeoBuzz launch. We're building up a community of early adopters and want you to be apart of it. We'll be doing our official big promotional launch later this summer. As an early adopter, you'll play a key part of building a brand new product and community.

Buzz early, buzz often fellow GeoBuzzers.

Hello, GeoBuzz...

Hi, how are ya? Good, I hope.

We just wanted to say hello and thank you for checking out GeoBuzz, the app for the iPhone is now in the App Store and it will be on the Android Marketplace soon so you should check it out. This is the first phase of the GeoBuzz release so you can be one of our early adopters and help us make this into something fun.

Check out the homepage for a little description (I hate repeating myself) or just download the app and play around for yourself. And let us know what you think, either by buzzing on the Feedback Channel or emailing us at hello-geobuzz@perblue.com

That's all for now, stay cool...