Another quick update, but @blackskyweb.xyz users will now see "View on Blacksky" and "Post To Blacksky" throughout the app. Did some debug testing on this locally, but would love some help to confirm all is working properly on the live app. ✌️

BeaconBitsにアノマリーが出現。30日後のエミッション（ATmosphereConf）が原因でしょう。貴重なアーティファクトが見つかるかも（何か違う） https://www.beaconbits.app/map

Quite impressed with @beaconbits.app, really brings me back to when I used to post on Foursquare a lot!

Just rolled out several new features, bug fixes and improvements. Here's what's new: - Anomaly scanner added to nav - Smoother login flow with saved accounts - Heatmap option when you zoom out (💡@goose.art) - UX performance gains across the app Stay tuned for our next update! 📡 #atproto #atdev

What is happening??? Prepare yourselves! #AtmosphereConf

📡 Anomaly Update 002 The atmospheric anomaly we've been tracking over UBC campus has slowly grown and crystalized into a flower-like pod.

pretty cool to look at global beaconbits coverage

📍 Anomaly Vantage Point Other · Electoral Area A, British Columbia, CA Yo @beaconbits.app, you seeing this? http://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3mf3wc4a2ak2m #BeaconBits

Earlier this week, we detected some interesting signal activity over the UBC campus near Vancouver and have discovered an atmospheric anomaly forming. Stand by as we analyze. 📡

📚🎥👾🎵📺 Popfeed has officially launched! The home of pop culture in the 'Atmosphere'. Sign-in with the one account (Bluesky, Blacksky, Spark etc.) Films, Books, Shows, Games and Music reviews - all yours, all in one place. Download now.

🏆 Your Beacon Bits achievements just got an upgrade. We've added new categories and challenges across the map, introduced toast notifications for achievement unlocks, and now show unlocks in the Notifications page alongside your other alerts. Go out, explore, and have some fun! #atdev #atproto

Happy to announce that we’re opening up the beta to everyone today. Thanks to our initial users who have dropped over 250 beacons over the last couple of months! This next phase will focus on strengthening our UX and adding new layers of gamification to the experience. Hyped to show more soon. 📡

Wanted to go a little more in depth on the subject after seeing @mmatt.net's post. I've been using @convex.dev for the @beaconbits.app appview and can't recommend it enough. To sync atproto data, I run a Tap instance in Warp Pipe that sends records to separate convex dev and prod DBs.

Want to keep track of public BeaconBits posts, but don’t have the app? Check out our feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Today we pushed some optimizations and new updates that allow you to create and manage custom venues on the map. This works differently from "Use current location" for dropping beacons, and instead makes an atproto record for the venue on your PDS.

Reminder: To join the beta, give us a follow on here and you’re automatically in! 🤝

Some new Beacon Bits updates have landed! Now when you zoom in to the map, photos will show inside of beacon markers. You can customize how your markers display by setting a profile color in settings.

Huh, I wonder what this is all about? 👀

The who.loves.brussels/atproto-apps got some updates: 50 atproto apps listed now! Hello @skyreader.app @dandelion.events @flashes.blue @blento.app @openmeet.net @whtwnd.com @mathr.app @roomy.space @beaconbits.app 👋

📍 Life of Pie Restaurant · United States ★★★★★ Literally just discovered this little check-in tool as soon as I set foot into Portland! Anyways, this pizza place is pretty awesome! #BeaconBits

Blueskyで位置情報を共有するサービス、Beacon Bits（ビーコン・ビッツ）が日本語に対応したそうです。

Happy to announce that Beacon Bits has been localized to several new languages! 🌐 You can select one of these new languages on the settings page. Español Français Deutsch Português (Brasil) 日本語 中文（简体） 한국어 #atproto

ビーコン・ビッツ（Beacon Bits）が多言語対応になりました！日本語を含むさまざまな言語で使えます。日本の新しいユーザーのみなさん、ありがとうございます！ページを更新して、設定から言語をチェックしてみてください。

ATprotoで位置情報を共有するサービスだそうです

@beaconbits.app 使ってみた やっぱりatprotoと位置情報は相性いいと思う Open Webで集合知を作ろう！って感じがして好き

Yay! Able to post @beaconbits.app after the fact. Here’s a @roomy.space thread where we’re gathering interest. Yes it’s expensive for the full Omakase! We will have many different options for people to join! roomy.space/did:plc:ik6z...

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Starting today, you can create a beacon just by adding a photo. Open the quick menu and select "Use photo location" to upload from your camera roll or snap a pic. 📸 You can also now preview and edit text before crossposting a beacon. Props to @bmann.ca for the suggestions! #atproto #atdev

Today we're introducing some privacy focused features for dropping beacons. 📸 Use Photo Location: You can now use a photo's metadata to drop a beacon at that location. ⏰ Delayed reveal: You can also add an optional delay before your beacon becomes visible (1h, 1d, 1w, or custom)

Just pushed an update that adds the ability to like beacons without crossposting to Bluesky, along with a quick like button in the beacon drawer! You can view who has liked your beacon drops from the new notifications page link in the profile menu. 🔔

Two cool projects I learned about this week, both building Foursquare-esque location based experiences on ATProto: @beaconbits.app and @dropanchor.app

Deployed Warp Pipe for Beacon Bits last night and I'm hyped to put this thing to the test. It uses oauth, lets you build tap containers from your existing app data and has a system diagnostics page to keep an eye on everything. App configs can also be stored as records for quick instances.

Happy to announce that we've successfully migrated our backend to Warp Pipe, and it’s officially time to open this bit up. Starting today, we're opening the beta to anyone who follows this account. beaconbits.app #atproto #atdev

Check out the guide to using Smoke Signal and BeaconBits to streamline location-based event creation. This step-by-step guide walks you through everything you need to know about saving locations in @beaconbits.app and using those locations in your events on smokesignal.events.

This is something that @bmann.ca, @knowtheory.net, and I were talking about a while ago. With the recent work to get @dropanchor.app and @beaconbits.app integrated, I figured why not, we can just do things, right? #ATProtocol #ATGeo

Using a Bluesky list for beta access has made it so easy to manage during this initial phase. When someone comments for beta access, I can just click the dot menu on their comment and add to this list. 🪄

A reminder that Beacon Bits can run as a PWA web app. Add us to your Home Screen for quick access and a full screen app experience. 📱

That is sort of @beaconbits.app @dropanchor.app which you can use now. Lots of work on geo this year. We have a lexicon for geo data and have in progress work to have a lookup for Foursquare open data info. Private data really needed for a bunch of larger usage of this.

Now you can use past events and checkins from @beaconbits.app and @dropanchor.app when creating and editing events! Read more about this feature in the forum announcement.

Rolling out some new features this week. Now when you crosspost a beacon to bsky, you have the option to post a link back to beaconbits.app!

Started working on a tool that spins up tap containers for my atproto apps and syncs record data to different DB adapters. I'm calling the tool Warp Pipe, and will be migrating my app ingesters to use it, starting with @beaconbits.app #atdev

Added some orbital animations to our map beacon clusters. Again, many thanks to everyone who's been dropping beacons and helping test the app! We have some awesome new features in the works and will be opening up the beta to everyone next week. Stay tuned 📡🖖👽

In one of those 'you can just build it' moments @dropanchor.app now support @beaconbits.app checkins on your feed. All your beacons will be shown in your anchor feed (marked with the bb logo) and link back to the original checkin on beacon bits. Enjoy!

Beacon Bits is live with some exciting new updates. We’ve upgraded your BB passport experience with a sizzling new layout and achievements. 🏆

A huge thanks to everyone who has been beta testing the app this week! Most of the bug fixes and features you suggested have made their way into the latest build. To address safety concerns, I’ve also added the ability to anonymously report beacons or users who violate our usage policy.

📍 Baja Burrito Restaurant · Baja Burrito ★★★★★ Best burritos in Nashville. There will be a line, and it will be worth it. #BeaconBits

Testing out @beaconbits.app!

@beaconbits.app beta is now live for a limited user test. I'm using a bsky list to verify our user login dropdown. This lets me gate who can use the app and also show custom messages depending on who tries to log in. beaconbits.app #atproto #atdev

Time to put your posts on the map using ATProto. Excited to announce that my web app @beaconbits.app is opening up for beta this week. Beacon Bits lets you drop public beacons on a map that can be filtered by friends, global view, or location radius.