Top 4 Fresh #Apps this Week
We have scoured the internet and come across these cool new and fresh apps that are sure to come in handy.
1. Givey: Give & Tweet at the Same Time
Quick Pitch: Givey allows user to make tax-efficient, secure donations to charity by tweeting or sending an SMS.
Genius Idea: Instant and social donations.
The idea: Allow people to donate between £1and £500 via Twitter or SMS whenever they want — to the charity of their choosing. Givey partners with PayPal and MissionFish for the payments components so that once a user registers, all he needs to do is a select a charity and tweet or text his donation.
Givey is currently only available to UK tax payers, but the startup is planning a U.S. launch for later this year.
2. Simply Events: Create & Share Your Social Agenda
Quick Pitch: Add your future social activities and events to your calendar to share with friends and family.
Genius Idea: A simple way to promote and share your appearances, speaking engagements or activities in a single place.
The Idea: You can use Simply Events as way to keep friends, family members or even strangers in the know about your social agenda. The tool seems best suited for public speakers, authors, uber-social types or anyone looking to promote their own appearances or agenda.
Friends can use it privately to coordinate get-togethers, organizations can use it to promote their events and public figures can “shout” their appearances while also posting to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
3. Social Listing: Mobile & Local Classified Ads
Quick Pitch: Social Listing is a simple and fast mobile app that connects local buyers to sellers.
Genius Idea: Classifieds reinvented for Android and iPhone.
The Idea: iPhone and Android users looking for a more mobile way to browse or post classified ads might consider using Social Listing.
The application does not have anywhere near the quantity of ads or audience as Craigslist, but it does make it easy to scroll through and checkout nearby for-sale items. Sellers can use the app to snap a photo, name a price and send the listing to nearby Social Listing users, Facebook or Twitter.
4. Sonar: Real Technology
Quick Pitch: Sonar tells you who is in the room and how you’re connected.
Genius Idea: Leveraging social networks for real-world connections.
The Idea: Some of us are naturally gifted networkers. We walk into a room of 50 strangers and giddily begin introducing ourselves to 50 new friends. For those of us who are less outgoing, however, it helps to start with some sort of connection. However many degrees we are separated by, Sonar wants to map them out.
The iPhone app [iTunes link], which launched in May, shows you who is in the room by using data from social networks. After connecting accounts, you can see who else is checked in on Foursquare or Facebook Places, as well as which one of them shares your Twitter or Facebook friends. You can send a message to any of them with a click in order to make a connection in real life.
“Talking to someone on the street is harder than talking to someone in a bar,” says founder and CEO Brett Martin. “Talking to someone in a bar is harder than talking to someone at a house party. What we’re trying to do with Sonar is show people when the person on the street is the same person at the house party.”
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