Mobile Apps Go Hyper-Local
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have changed the way people make friends and network online. Now, a new wave of mobile apps is taking those changes into the "real world." Apps like FourSquare and Google+ allow you to "check in" with friends and make plans in real-time. Companies like LivingSocial and Groupon are using geolocation data to offer you deals based on where you are. Tech Tuesday explores how new mobile apps are changing the way we shop and socialize.
Guests
CEO, iStrategyLabs
CEO and Executive Editor, Tech Cocktail
Founder and Director of Innovation, Disruptathon; Founder, MoDevDC
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Airendipity
The winner of Disruptathon in April was an app called Airendipity. The yet-to-be-released app allows the user to write a message on a paper airplane and point their smartphone in the direction they wish to launch. Other users of the app who are in its geo-located path can intercept the plane, read the message, comment on it, and then launch it in their own direction. The original users can then track the flight of their paper planes around the world and see who they've connected with. -
We & Co
This is an app that uses data from Foursquare to help people thank companies and individuals that they feel provide outstanding service.
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I'm looking for an app that would help me with Attention Deficit Disorder - something that would allow me to do a lot of customization of alerts, such as large "smart art" fonts, simple animation, graphics, etc. (I need them to scream visually). I'd also like to be able to pull in motivational messages from other sources. The standard calendar, schedule, TO DO lists do not do it for me. I also need help with keeping track of multiple tasks, goals and projects in my personal life. Any ideas?
One of the Tech Tuesday contributors mentioned downloading Google maps for offline use. I've searched and all I'm finding is that you can't with actual Google maps. Any thoughts?
I believe the speaker was actually referring to your phone's cache, also known as temporary internet files. When he said "download" he really meant "pull up" the map of the area you will be visiting in your phone via your phone's browser before you go on your trip. This will download the images to your phone (as mini images in the background, not in a nice jpeg or pdf) so it can easily pull up the content later without having to re-download from scratch all of the images when you access the map in your browser later. Our web browsers do this regularly and our phone browsers do the same.