Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

We're working on it, judging by the amount of emails we're getting about an API, I'm thinking we're going to drop all our other upcoming features to get the API up and running for everyone.

The only thing that stands in our way are all the bug reports we've gotten also.

Re: Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

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Post by jaymon » Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 7:18 AM UTC

dkimerling wrote: post #2

definitely. Once they get gcal integration going, that will just take it to the next step.

While we don't have full integration yet, every page does offer an iCal feed so you can at least subscribe to your Plancast feed in Gcal to get a one-way stream going.

Re: Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 8:11 AM UTC

jaymon wrote: post #5

milkshakes wrote: post #4

really cool -- hope they open up an api

We're working on it, judging by the amount of emails we're getting about an API, I'm thinking we're going to drop all our other upcoming features to get the API up and running for everyone. The only thing that stands in our way are all the bug reports we've gotten also.

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Re: Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

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Post by patio11 » Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 8:20 AM UTC

Somebody asked recently what I meant when I said lots of startups make things for technically-inclined twenty-something males. I meant that lots of startups make things like this. If your first thought after "I kind of want to go out to dinner on Thursday." is "I wonder if a site exists that can broadcast this to my social networks yet?", you are solidly in the demographic most B2C startups seem to care about.

There are also people who, when they think "I want to go out to dinner on Thursday.", follow it up with "Naturally, I will bring my husband and children." These people do not have an endless stream of Silicon Valley companies trying to satisfy their every whim. That is a pity, or opportunity, depending on how you look at it.

Re: Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

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Post by jaymon » Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 8:48 AM UTC

patio11 wrote: post #8

Somebody asked recently what I meant when I said lots of startups make things for technically-inclined twenty-something males. I meant that lots of startups make things like this. If your first thought after "I kind of want to go out to dinner on Thursday." is "I wonder if a site exists that can broadcast this to my social networks yet?", you are solidly in the demographic most B2C startups seem to care about. There…

Of course not everyone is going to want to broadcast every move they are going to make, but that isn't half of what Plancast can offer you.

For example, a couple weeks ago I learned that Marcy Playground had released a new CD and was touring. I was bumbed I missed their show simply because I didn't know about it.

Now, if Marcy Playground was on Plancast I could've just subscribed to their upcoming feed and easily have seen where they were going to be and when they were going to be there.

Now, how awesome would it be if all your favorite bands were on Plancast? You could create a feed of just bands you liked and have their tour schedules come to you.

But let's not stop at bands, what about your favorite clubs or restaurants? You could create a custom upcoming feed of only the places you want to go.

Give Plancast a chance and you might just grow to love it.

Re: Plancast Is Foursquare... For The Future

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Post by kilps » Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 8:49 AM UTC

I really like the idea, but the feature mentioned at the end of the post to allow limiting plans to certain friends is a must have - many of my plans I won't want the whole world to know about.