NOKIA

Location based apps

    • you can take pictures with this one and apply filters to them (similar to instagram)
    • you can log in with your facebook account
    • fotos can be tagged, sorted into albums
    • totally unclear to me where the tags are coming from (seems to be kind of automated), or how to remove them
    • you automatically like albums - why?
    • icons are sometimes not clear to me
    • can't find where to change my settings
    • not optimized for tablet use
    • not optimized for tablet use
    • comments left are in different languages (arab, english…)
    • individually designed batches
    • you can like guides, places, images
    • you can check into places
    • places have pages with description, pin on the map, adress, twitter account
    • no opening hours or pt information
    • on the place page there is a section called "story" but when you enter individual stories there is actually no content
    • you can add friends from facebook and twitter
    • lets you log in with your facebook account
    • you make a bold statement which can be agreed by or challenged by others
    • voting is based on amens
    • pretty straight forward timeline of amens
    • very intuitive interface
    • you can choose between: your timeline, new, popular
    • lets you log in with your facebook but not via app instead it opens facebook website
    • magazine which advertizes shops, restaurants, people and connects the articles with maps that show where to find them
    • an app to review places
    • not clear to me how the reviews are sorted since it is neither based on date nor rating (best/worst)
    • sorting can not be customized
    • at first not clear how the sorting of the search results work neither by distance nor by rating
    • then found that you can sort by: best match (how ever that works), distance, highest rated
    • you can further filter your search results by: distance from me, price, open now, neighborhoods
    • monocole is an awesome AR feature, it shows you an overlay of restaurants which are situated in the direction you are looking at
    • optimized for ipad usage too
  • http://www.qype.com/go-mobile (gone, is part of yelp now)
    • not optimized for ipad
    • facebook integration
    • search around me or explore
    • the offer nearby vouchers
    • sorting on the first screen of nearby places not clear, second nearby places screen really has sorting by distance
    • you can choose between list and map view
    • you can check in at places, upload photos, write reviews
    • no apparent sorting mechanism, no possibility to customize sorting
    • you can earn badges for contribution
    • not optimized for tablet use
    • sharing with selected friends
    • things like, i am awake, i sleep, what music you are listening to, where you are, who you are with
    • you can add location to your updates
    • a very nice and straight forward interface
    • would call it an app for intimate sharing
    • not optimized for tablet use
    • you can share the music you are listening to and add location to it
    • tablet optimized
    • contains adds very prominently
    • it is a map with categories next to it
    • it shows the places as pins on the map where you then can open a detail bubble with very basic address information
    • no ugc there
    • if you do one click more the google place page opens
    • not tablet optimized
    • only US cities
    • you can find restaurants via randomizer
    • you can like and dislike places (buttons shown on the place page
    • information about what is served on the place page, phone number (on click you can call) and address (if you click on it location on the map is shown)
    • if you click on serves an extended place page opens where you will see: fotos, prices, opening hours, neighborhood, types of food
    • you can access the restaurants website, view the menu (on the restaurants website), see popular menu items
    • reviews from: critics, blog posts, user reviews
    • you can: add reviews, images, to favorites, to wishlist or edit restaurant info (everyone can do this apparently even while not being logged in)
    • steam of photos on the front page but not clear by which criteria they are choosen
    • they have something called a "dineline" sort of a statistical analysis of your eating habbits
    • location based deals app
    • tablet optimized but not available for Berlin right now
    • different deal categories: today's deals, escapes, adventures
    • was not available
    • apps not free
    • tablet optimized
    • map with a left hand panel of search results
    • when looking into place details the bubble opens in the left hand panel replacing the search results (you can get back to them with a back button)
    • place details contain: name, address, telefon number, image (which can be added by users)
    • they have very prominently: report closed or incorrect address
    • you can safe places to "my saves" sort of a favorite
    • you can see number of reviews by clicking of them a list with the first 2-3 lines of the review opens, from there you can open the individual review
    • cool feature: you can choose by which language the reviews should be sorted
    • information about price range
    • nearby places
    • you can access street view from the left hand panel
    • for some restaurant you can book tables (when offered on their own website
    • near by categories: stay, eat, see
    • you can choose to sort by distance or rating
    • places get a ranking based on their reviews
    • reviews can be accessed by their ratings: excellent, very good, average, poor, terrible
    • in the menu on the right upper corner you find additional features like: flights and forums (really cool and helpful features)
    • great inclusion of user forum
  • http://www.stamped.com/ (gone, was bought by yahoo)
    • not tablet optimized
    • you can "stamp" places, films, books, music
    • you start with 100 stamps and can earn more by interacting with other users
    • not tablet optimized
    • you can arrange meetings which other people can then join
    • location based deals
    • not tabled optimized
    • they have something called "curiosities which reminds me of our city facts
    • love the stache cam
    • location based food deals
    • US only
    • not tablet optimized
    • night life deals for selected US cities
    • not tablet optimized
    • interesting idea: to map moving places, in this case trucks which offer food around New York
    • but very poor interface
    • location based deals app
    • not optimized for tablet use
    • New York and San Francisco only
    • they do a great job in explaining what their application does

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