Brightkite Permanently Checks Out of Checkins

/14/the-evolution-of-location/" target="_blank">known for some time now. Interestingly enough, it is leaving behind the no longer blue ocean of checkin services for a market that’s even more competitive, especially with GroupMe and Fast Society stealing press headlines in recent months.

Original founders Martin May and Brady Becker have long since abandoned their location-sharing machinations to pursue a new project: stealth startup Forkly. Forkly is another location play, but this one is based around food and restaurant discovery. “We’re building Forkly to make it ridiculously easy to match your taste buds with the food and restaurants around you,” May revealed in November.

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