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Photogenic Thingies Now on Flickr

One of the things that’s caught us by surprise is how popular taking pictures with Thingies has turned out to be. Of course, one of the reasons we launched Collectivus so early was to learn things like this, so we know what kinds of features to focus on as we iterate.

So while we work on that, we want to point out that all you shutterbugs can now also add your photos to our newly created Collectivus group on Flickr. Here you can add photos to the pool and share with other’s your made skills with the camera. Tagging photos with "collectivus" and "thingie" will also help everyone track them down.

Join our Collectivus Flickr group today and help us get started in creating a photo collection of Thingie encounters.

Have You Seen Our Thingies?

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Collective Detective is happy to announce the first public release of Collectivus, a new social location experience where you can literally take it or leave it. While many social location sites focus on having people "check in" at a location, on Collectivus, people help tell the story of Thingies and check them in at stops along their journey.

Collectivus is about the unseen connections between people as they help Thingies get from place-to-place. It’s part game, part social discovery, part exploration and we hope very entertaining.

The adventure of Collectivus is what you make of it.

What’s a Thingie?

Oh yeah, Collectivus Thingies™ are items that travel around, encountering new people and new places. We’ve launched with Collectivus Rubber Duckie Thingies™ as our first series, many of them are on their way to a first encounter with someone, somewhere right now.

How does it Work?

It’s easy! Each Thingie has a unique code on the bottom of it. When you encounter a Thingie, simply enter the code on Collectivus site, tell us where you encountered the Thingie and a little about your encounter. That’s it.

You can also see who else is encountering Thingies and search to see if there are any Thingies near you.

But Wait, There’s More!

In follow-up posts we’ll talk more about the back story of Collectivus and talk more about some of the current and upcoming features. We’re just getting started, so please check back for more features, announcements, and news.

You know you have many choices when it comes to fun social location activities. We appreciate you checking us out. If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please drop us a line.

BarCamp DC: CD Heads to Washington

On Saturday November, 14^th, we’ll be traveling south from the Collective Detective Compound to once again participate and attend BarCamp DC. It’ll be our second year back and we’re looking forward to it.

The DC/Virginia/Maryland tech community really knows how to put on a great non-conference, as well as how to order an insane amount of pizza. It’s a great opportunity to learn about exciting things going on in the Capitol area, meet new people doing interesting things, and over-indulge in pepperoni. It’s also a chance to catch-up with friends and peers face-to-face. Neither of these things you can easily do online in under 140 characters or in an email.

If you’re interested in technology and are in the area, come join us in DC. If Philly is a closer drive this weekend, we highly recommend you check out BarCamp Philly and a cheesesteak from Jim’s Steaks on 4^th and South. If you’re elsewhere, find the next BarCamp event near you.

Hope to see you there or at an event sometime soon!