Loopt Killer: Brightkite to Launch iPhone App

• Brightkite, the location based social network that can find the location of your wi-fi connected laptop, is releasing an iPhone app that integrates with GPS.
• Be notified when other users are in your vicinity with the option to initiate chat.
• Broadcast your location to your friends at any time.
• Enters a competitive field: six other location based iPhone networks want to be #1, but Brightkite’s 50k+ user base along w/SMS integration gives them a head start.

I could see this beating out Loopt – if done right, Brightkite could become the de-facto location based social app for the iPhone. Well, until Facebook moves in, of course.

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