Apps

Flipboard for Iphone

Posted by December 8, 2011 Tags:

One of the Ipads number one apps Flipboard, this week was launched on the iphone. Drawing on links from your social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, and from pre-selected news sources, it creates a ‘social magazine’ which sounds perfect! Instead of using multiple bookmarks, rss feeds and post it note all can exist on Flipboard.
Flipboard has also introduced a new feature, Cover Stories, which is a smart section

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Walmart launch gift finding Facebook app

Posted by December 7, 2011 Tags: , , ,

Screen shot 2011-12-07 at 18.08.17 American superstore Walmart have launched an intelligent Facebook app that allows users to find the perfect gift for loved ones. The app searches the ‘Likes’ interests and shares of their selected friend and uses this data to search their online store to locate the ideal gift. The app, entitled ‘Shopycat’ is a clever extension of the growing trend for f-commerce that is seeing an increasing number of brands create fully-integrated

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Domino’s to offer half-priced pizzas through Facebook

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DP1 In the past, Domino’s pizza has credited social media for its growth in online sales.  The brand have actively participated in social media, from looking for their biggest fans on Facebook to giving away daily deals.  They will go a step further on December 8th by declaring it ‘World Domino’s Day’ and offer their customers  in 19 different countries half-priced pizzas.
To take part, simply head to the ‘World Domino’s

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Guardian Facebook reader app generates massive amounts of traffic

Posted by December 1, 2011

Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 16.55.28 Some impressive stats have been released regarding the amount of traffic and unique impressions generated from the Guardian Facebook application. The bespoke app, which launched in September to coincide with the Facebook Open Graph developments has reached 4 million users and creates an average of 1 million impressions per day on the social network.
The app allows users to easily share what they are reading and discover what their network

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Spotify Introduces ‘Spotify Apps’

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spotify-logo Music streaming service Spotify announced this week that they would be launching ‘Spotify Apps‘ which ‘bring you new and exciting music experiences built around your music tastes.’  The apps are free, available to use regardless of whether you use Spotify Premium or just the free service, and can be found in the lefthand section above the playlists.  The apps range from ‘Tunewiki’,  which will show you the lyrics to the

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HMV and Fox bring DVD shopping to bus stops

Posted by November 16, 2011

0_285_427_http_offlinehbpl.hbpl.co.uk_news_OKM_A69A1045-0ED1-1BF8-506160E1817D1381 HMV and film house giant Twentieth Century Fox have teamed up to allow users to purchase DVD’s via just outdoor advertising and QR codes. The initiative is aimed to capitalise on the growing emphasis on mobile technology and commerce, with people being able to buy the latest releases via the HMV mobile app.The advertising will be launched in bus stops in London, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Virgin’s ‘First Time’ App displays milestones with friends

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Screen shot 2011-11-16 at 17.24.24 Virgin has launched a brand new Facebook application on their official page which displays your ‘first times’ with your Facebook friends. The application works by selecting a friend and clicking ‘Create Now.’ The application uses the new Timeline API to bring up a series of ‘firsts’ such as ‘first event attended together’ and ‘first picture you were both tagged in’ in a Virgin branded infographic. You can then share this

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Soundcloud + New player widgets

Posted by November 3, 2011 Tags: ,

Screen shot 2011-11-03 at 16.52.28 Soon after the launch of their super-sexy iPad app last week, Soundcloud have just released a new HTML5 Beta of their audio player. Sharing sounds on the web just got better looking!

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