Move over Twitter and Pownce, Brightkite is now on the scene.

Brightkite is the latest in social networking websites which have sprouted all over the Internet. This one offers a bit of a twist. Not only can you post messages and pictures via SMS, e-mail, or even its own web interface, but it also allows broadcasting your exact location to those around you. This could include friends, or the entire Brightkite universe.

With location-based networking, this allows for easier access to others who live, work, or play around the area. With the help of its “check-in” feature, you can be notified when someone is around however you would like via e-mail, or SMS. With this comes a few safety features. The privacy option allows you to limit to how much of your location is posted to certain people. You can decide to broadcast your exact address to the universe (although we’d never recommend it), versus broadcasting to your friends only. For those of us who have locations we visit often, there’s the “placemark” setting which you can use in place of retyping the same location over and over again. This is especially useful when checking in via SMS.

In terms of sending pictures, currently e-mail is the only option available. You are given a unique e-mail address, bound to your account, which allows for pictures to be posted on the timeline. Just like when sending SMS it correlates with the last place you checked in, and you can even attach a short note or caption via the subject line.

Brightkite also includes integration with Twitter. Currently, it’s the only option to search for those on your follow list to see if they too are on Brightkite. Also, each time you check in to a new location, Brightkite sends a message using your Twitter account announcing that location. Of course, this is all optional, but worth it if you’d like to keep those following you in the know.

Currently Brightkite is in beta, but invites have been passed around all over the community. Upcoming features in Brightkite include extended access in Twitter, as well as a Brightkite iPhone application.  In addition there’s the ability to enter your e-mail address on the site itself and pray for an invite. Most people have been successful with receiving one, but there’s always an odd man out.

You can check out Brightkite over at www.brightkite.com.  They also have a blog located at http://blog.brightkite.com

See you there.

So what is naked vlogging? We it is exactly what you think it is. It is a group of people who make YouTube videos of themselves naked. But the crazy thing is that it is totally clean and done in a tasteful way.

Naked vlogging was started by Chris3ff. You can see his original naked vlog here.This trend has now grown to over 150 YouTube users that post video diaries naked. These naked people tend to discuss how their day was, what they did over the weekend, or discuss news topics and give their 2 cents. These naked vloggers keep things completely clean (no nudity) and only discuss tasteful topics.

Here is a video of one mans comedic take on this current trend:

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyUB7ed-5wM]

Here is a list of people that you can find vlogging naked:

• K80Blog - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3SGIyOLOMg - my favorite
• speedyconkiwi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6PSNKb6g1U
• Dinzla - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc230e4lCXU
• ldsqtbea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2nn8HtxrU0
• jasonmit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sACw4UNeEdg

Those are just a few all videos are on YouTube and contain NO NUDITY. Submit links to your naked vlog (keep it clean) in our comments section. I will be moderating all submissions.

I have to say, I read the MacRumors.com blog on almost a daily basis. This is a great site to pay attention to just before major apple events like the upcoming Macworld 08. Well, when I logged on today to get my daily intake of Mac Rumors, I was surprised to see multiple Windows Vista ads on the site. I know Mac’s are considered the best Vista machine currently on the market, but come on guys you are smarter then this. Don’t advertise the competition! I sure hope this was done as a joke. Enjoy the picture below:

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I counted 2 Vista advertisements on just the front page!

ToBeAGeek.com is still in development. Our goal on ToBeAGeek.com is to provide any and everyone a little in site of what it is to be a geek in present day. It use to be that geeks were the losers who had no friends, sat at home, played on video game consoles and computers day after day. Well it is now the 21st century and geeks have developed in to some of the most successful people in the world.

Geek control your TV, your MONEY, your MUSIC, your INTERNET, your EMAIL, your VEHICLES, and much much more. These people that you might have made fun of 15 years ago are know what you rely on most. So be nice to them!

The present day geek is someone who is proud of who they are. Some of the largest gatherings in the world are made up of computer/entertainment conferences. Modern day geeks are the ones hosting the lavish parties with mainstream DJ’s and 100’s of people in attendance. Geeks are drinkers, they are smokers, they are marring models, they are big on parties, they are controling most of what people rely on today, and they are smarter then all hell!

This sites goal is to explore who these amazingly successful people are, what gadgets they have in their pockets, what sites they rely on to help keep their lives and your lives running, and what technologies they are currently working on to better the world of tomorrow.

If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see appear on this site please feel free to comment on this post or email Chris at tobeageek at gmail.com