You can now check in by joining friends at a location. This is how the JOIN command works:
Say you are meeting a fellow Brightkite user at a location. This user has already checked in there. When you arrive you can simply text JOIN username to 80289 (For example: join brady). Brightkite will then check you in at the same location as the specified user.
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