Tag Archives: Discovery
Foursquare Updates Android App to Emphasize Discovery
More specifically, Foursquare shares that over the past few months its Android users have increasingly relied on the app “to search for places to go.” This is likely why the company opted to develop (what it calls) a “smoother search experience.” In line with improving search, Foursquare is doubling down on discovery, and has opted to move its Explore map directly to the top of Android users’ home screens. That change is not mirrored on iOS, however, as iPhone-owners are instead brought to the ‘Friends’ tab on launch. Android users will also notice that navigation within Foursquare’s app has been rethought. The company has embraced drawer-style navigation, as shown below. Foursquare …
Food Discovery App Burpple Now Available On Android
Burpple, the social discovery app that seeks to connect food lovers from around the world, just released their Android app in public beta. Their iOS app was launched in December 2011. The app now boosts users from 140 countries and 4,000 cities who have shared 300,000 “food moments,” including photos of dishes consumed and check-ins at different establishments. In addition to functioning as a social discovery platform, Burpple also serves as a personal food diary and automatically fills in the time, place and food for meals frequently eaten by each user. While the Android app is in public beta, Burpple’s developers say they will release and update with more features …
Video Discovery Startup Showyou Updates Its iPad App With A Slick New Interface And Smart
The hunt continues for the Holy Grail of video discovery apps. Showyou, which is among the leaders in the category, has just released a new iPad app that is designed to make it even easier for users to find content that will be interesting and relevant to them. With a number of tweaks, both in the presentation layer and on the back end, Showyou is bringing more personalized recommendations front and center. One big change is what consumers see when they first open Showyou. Rather than have a sort of infinite wall of video that had become a hallmark of the app ever since launch a few years ago, users …
Event Discovery Startup Vamos Launches Android App
Event discovery app Vamos is launching on Android with a brand new design, the startup announced today after completing its private beta testing period. While this new app is different from its iOS version, the team now plans to bring some of the new design elements and functionalities to Apple devices before Christmas. As you may remember, Vamos launched out of beta last August to help users find interesting local events and where their friends are going in real-time. Since then, it has built a loyal community, co-founder Luis-Daniel Alegria says: ”We are seeing some people coming back for events every day, with our highest engagement levels coming from travelers …
Music Discovery Apps Featured in iPad App Store This Week — iPad Insight
Each week the iPad App Store has a few featured sections that highlight a particular category of apps. This week Music Discovery is one of these and it’s a great looking group of apps that are highlighted. The Music Discovery Apps section is among those rotating at the top of the Featured are of the iPad App Store – and it includes 21 apps. It includes Band of the Day and Songza, two of our past picks for Best Free iPad App of the Week, as well as Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Shazam for iPad and a number of other very good apps. I’m always on the lookout for more ways …