07Nov 2014 by Karla Lárraga
Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: IFTTT

Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: IFTTT

Business, Champions, Technology
App of the Month: IFTTT Our Rating:  What is it: IFTTT (abbreviation of "If This Then That") pronounced like “gift” without the “g”, is a web-based service which allows other services (e.g., Gmail, Google Reader, Instagram, Craigslist) to be programmed by means of simple conditional statements (called "recipes"). Why:  This is mobile technology working for you. Channels are services like Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, as well as devices like Philips Hue, Belkin WeMo, and UP by Jawbone. Recipes are connections between your Channels that unlock entirely new ways for your services and devices to communicate with each other. Cost: Free What IFTTT Does:  For the uninitiated, IFTTT (short for If This, Then That) allows you to connect different web-services and gadgets to each other over the Internet. You start by activating the different Channels…
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30Sep 2014 by Karla Lárraga
Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: Jink

Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: Jink

Technology
App of the Month: Jink Our Rating:  Why:  Jink could potentially be used by Realtors to monitor showings or keep a record of where they have been, in real time. Cost: Free What Jink Does:  Jink is a promising location-sharing app for Android and iOS. Users can see where their trusted contacts are in real-time and send messages to update them on how soon they can meet up. Your buddy only has access to your live location for awhile though, so you can maintain privacy later on. It's launching as a beta, but the simplicity and easy of use are big selling points. Pricing Plans: Free   Screen Shots: ** Featured in Best New Apps ** ** Best New Apps of July from The Guardian, The Next Web, and more **
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08Aug 2014 by Karla Lárraga
Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: bethere

Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: bethere

Technology
App of the Month: bethere Our Rating:  Why:  bethere is the coolest way to know in advance where friends & others are planning to be. Post what venue you'll be at and bethere will remind you to take a snap when you arrive! Cost: Free What bethere Does:  "bethere is a new app for iPhone centred around finding great places to hang out and telling your friends when you'll be there. It's a new kind of social networking app that every socialite should have. This app picks up where Facebook's Check-ins leave off. Facebook's feature of checking-in to a location is great but not inherently useful as an invitation service. Usually by the time someone sees a check-in on Facebook, the party or event is already over. bethere allows users to check-in…
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11Jul 2014 by Karla Lárraga
Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: Sitegeist

Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: Sitegeist

Technology
    App of the Month: Sitegeist Our Rating:  Why:  Sitegeist is one of those apps that can have a multitude of uses depending on what you need to know. Wherever you are, it immediately provides interesting data about the surrounding area: average age of residents, political contributions, average temperature, commuting trends, and popular nearby places. Sitegeist might just provide the facts your clients are interested in knowing about each spot they visit. Cost: Free What Sitegeist Does:  Sitegeist is a mobile application that helps you to learn more about your surroundings in seconds. Drawing on publicly available information, the app presents solid data in a simple at-a-glance format to help you tap into the pulse of your location. From demographics about people and housing to the latest popular spots or weather,…
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09Jun 2014 by Karla Lárraga
Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: MagicPlan

Allan Hancock’s App of the Month: MagicPlan

Technology
  App of the Month: MagicPlan: The Map Inside Our Rating:  Why:  Real Estate agents will surely benefit from MagicPlan, an innovative app by Sensopia that measures rooms and draws a floor plan just by taking pictures. After taking photos of a room’s corners, a floor plan which you can fine tune is automatically generated. You can then receive your floor plan in JPG, PDF or DXF format or publish an interactive floor plan on the web. Cost: Free and Paid Aspects (see below) What MagicPlan Does:  MagicPlan allows you to take room dimensions, include disclaimers and watermarks, display room names, a scale and general information, include your photo and logo, annotate objects, give object attributes, and edit floor plans using a new tool for imperial/metric measurements. Not only can you capture images of…
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