Follow-Up: Helio wants your Buddy Beacon 2.0 Feedback
Posted by Greg Kumparak on February 20th, 2008 at 05:24 PM
When Buddy Beacon 2.0 was released, reactions were mixed. Some loved it, while others… weren’t quite as fond of it. Everybody had something to say, and most were more than anxious to say it - but unless someone over at Helio was listening, it would be about as effective as discussing philosophy with a house plant.
Turns out, someone over at Helio is listening. In fact, a number of people are - and they want to hear more. After a bit of discussion with’em on the matter, we’ve set up a feedback thread over in the forums to help round up all the feedback in one place. People involved with the Buddy Beacon 2.0 project will be checking the thread regularly, using the feedback to help refine the application.
What we know so far:
- Although uLocate owns the Buddy Beacon brand, Helio is actively involved with it’s implementation on the Helio platform.
- Due to its browser based design, the application is flexible to change. Nearly every aspect of the design is open to refinement, except for its Web 2.0 style implementation.
- Patches should roll out every 2 to 4 weeks, with the first one already in the works.
Be sure to get your feedback in and have your voice heard.
February 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
If you’re lookin to leave Buddy Beacon feedback, be sure to do it in the designated thread (http://forum.heliocity.net/index.php?topic=5857.0) rather than here in the comments.
February 20th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
The previous version 1.0 was alot better to me than this version 2.0
This version doesnt give much of an option and i dont like it.
The version 1.0 was alot easier for me, i get to see my location
and my friend location.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:50 am
i liked version 1.0 better myself 1 reason because it no longer tells you what address your near.instead you get this big round circle to show you in what area your in within like 8 or 10 blocks
February 21st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I really like the new setup of buddy beacon 2.0. easier to use, and easier to look up things that are near to where you are
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Yes i agree with Julie, the new set up is better than the old one but i do not like the subtraction of such mandatory features as: “The Switching between Google Maps and Buddy Beacon so you can find directions and such. (Although this feature has worked for sometime on buddy beacon v1)”, “Adding buddy’s by selecting them from your contacts”, and last “a more accurate gps location of where i or anyone else is..”. If even the google maps one and the more accurate GPS where added i’d be loads happier
February 25th, 2008 at 8:51 am
im having some problems trying to access the buddy beacon by ulocate on my phone, where.com said that there would be an option on the helio homepage but i didn’t see where.com as an option on the homepage. can someone help me?
February 25th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I like the other version better because I could use it, this one FINALLY loaded the application but when I try to do anything the screen says, HTTP: Cannot find page, so I have to either go back or reload it, so it doesn’t even work for my phone
February 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I love it!!!!!!!! Ater I figured out that if you put in where you are(the little box with the arrow)give the address every time you are there thats where it shows you to be.It takes some time to get use to doing this but works great everytime i go out somewhere i add that location to my list an walla I’m there.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I retract my previous comments about how I didn’t like the new Buddy Beacon. After adding some location points to Facebook, I am actually enjoying the new version better than the old one.
March 8th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
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