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Taylor Swift App Goes to the Top of The Charts!
posted by Michael Arcand
In right at 72 hours (at the time of this writing) the newly released Taylor Swift iPhone App has shot to the top of the charts in Apple’s App Store. Right now the app sits at position number six, just one slot away from being in the top five iPhone free apps! There are already over 1,000 total ratings with an average of three-and-a-half stars, with a total of 109 reviews written. While we’ve had some serious gains in the app store before for Mobile Roadie apps, this one takes the cake, rising to the highest ranking of any of our apps to date. And this isn’t even counting Swift’s app on the Android platform, which has gone live as well.
Playing around with the app today myself, I have to say that the interactive features are sweet. Not only can you read Swift’s tweets directly on the app, you can comment and read other’s comments as well. But that’s not the half of it! Let’s say you’re going to the concert in Dallas, Texas, on March 11th … you can connect with other fans going to the concert, post comments and discuss the event and even share photos from the concert, all directly from the app. There are also 30 tunes you can sample (some are ringtones), share comments with other users about, and decide if you want to purchase them (also directly from the app, of course!).
Of course, congratulations go out to Big Machine Records and Taylor Swift, the real reasons behind the success of this app launch! Their promotional efforts have paid off, and in a big way. We’re happy to be the platform for the official Taylor Swift app, and we wish her and Big Machine continued success as she continues to engage her fans through the medium of mobile technology. After all, we told you it’s the wave of the future!
Taylor Swift Joins the Mobile Roadie App Family
posted by Michael Arcand
She took the Grammys by storm and now it’s time for Taylor Swift to take over the iTunes store (again) and make her mark in Android. Starting today the much anticipated Taylor Swift app is now live and available for both iPhone and Android users.
The Taylor Swift app takes advantage of the versatility of the Mobile Roadie platform, creating an interactive experience for her fans. The application is enabled with push notification so that any time Taylor releases new music (both to sample and to purchase directly from within the app), videos or photos (and more), fans will be instantly updated directly on their iPhones. Fans can also see all of Taylor’s most up-to-date tour information, find and connect with other Taylor fans in their area as well as share their personal photos from Taylor shows with other fans in the application’s network.
Many of these features are easily configured by Taylor Swift and her team because they are using the Mobile Roadie content management system. Instead of requiring each and every change to go through a series of requests, designs, re-designs, etc., we provide a simple way for our customers to modify and organize their application’s functions and menus to their specifications. And with the Android platform now on board as well, it’s literally as easy as pie to keep your mobile app up-to-date with fresh material and to notify your fans or customers using push notifications.
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The Next Twiistup is Coming Soon, Get the App Here
posted by Michael Arcand
Twiistup has become not just another tech conference, but literally the hottest tech event in the Los Angeles area. It’s a great showcase for people with new ideas and entrepreneurial spirit as well as a great place to network with media and investors all under one roof. The next event kicks off on January 28th and will feature 10 startups showing off their demos featuring some of the top up-and-coming technology out there. Speakers run the gamut from CEOs, startup founders, new media managers and the people who fund such ideas, seed investors and capital investment managers.
So how will you ever keep up with all the happenings before, during and after this Twiistup event? It’s easier than ever before with the new Twiistup iPhone app from Mobile Roadie. The app features official news, official tweets, and other buzz from the Twitterverse about Twiistup. There’s a fan wall where app users can get together to discuss news and events, as well as a full list of all the sessions available during the event. Join the mailing list or browse through photos and videos, both of past events and as they are published during the upcoming event.
If you’re going to the event, this app will help keep you on schedule and network with others who are there. If you can’t make it to the event, this will literally be the next best thing. Get yours in the Apple Store today and don’t miss out on all the buzz surrounding Twiistup!
Mobile Roadie Welcomes Dan Pink
posted by Michael Arcand
Mobile Roadie recently completed an iPhone app for Dan Pink, a former vice-presidential speech writer, and author. As a free agent, Dan’s work has appeared in publications like The New York Times and Wired. He has also offered his expertise as a business trends analyst for major news networks such as CNBC, CNN, and NPR. As a speaker his schedule always seems to be booked, with notable appearances including his talk on drive during the TED conference.
So, it was a privilege when Dan contacted Mobile Roadie to do an iPhone app for him. The official Dan Pink app is now live in the iTunes App store and available free of charge. With his iPhone app, Dan shares a lot of information with his fans and followers, including excerpts from his four published books as well as his audiobooks. If you want to find out when Dan will be speaking at a venue near you, it’s easy. Just pull up his speaking schedule under Tour and click on the venue you want more information on. You can confirm you are attending as well as interact with other app users in the comments section. Watch the full length TED talk, or clips from other interviews and speeches given by Dan. Using push technology, you can even sign up for notifications direct to your iPhone with the latest news and information from Dan.
All in all it’s a great app for anyone who reads Dan’s books and follows his revolutionary ideas about what motivates and drives us as humans. Not to mention he’s happy with it. In fact, we’re so happy that he’s happy, that we are offering a promo to those reading his blog who decide to get an app from Mobile Roadie. Simply use code DANPINK during checkout and get 15% off.
iPhone Multitasking Done Right
posted by Michael ArcandOcean Observations has come up with two concept interfaces for the iPhone that they have posted to YouTube. If you haven’t seen this, you’re in for a treat. Combining some elements from the Palm Pre’s card system with Cover Flow, they’ve produced some kick ass videos to just say “what if iPhone had … ?” Of course, Cover Flow is only the first video. The second video covers the idea of using “Springboard Exposé” to bring hundreds of pages to the home button using multiple thumbnail view menus. In this way, you could jump to a specific page much more quickly than having to swipe dozens of pages to find what you are looking for. Both of these concepts are ingenious and are getting quite some attention on Twitter. After all, multitasking and easier navigation are almost always on the top of any request list we’ve seen for the iPhone.
Admittedly, their Twitter stream says they aren’t working on these concepts themselves, but intended the videos as inspiration for Apple. These concepts look great and we can only hope that someone in the creative department takes the overwhelmingly positive response to these videos to heart and begins to figure out how to make it happen.