Remember Buzzd? The company was particularly cool because it had a big presence on BlackBerry and was often featured by RIM. The company doesn’t seem to have gone anywhere and it looks like the initial funding is gone, but from that a new startup is out called LocalResponse. More after the jump.
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Cheek’d is a new take on online dating and it could turn out to be pretty popular. The concept is that rather than meet people online and then in real life, Cheek’d helps you meet people in real life, then connect online. This is why the Cheek’d tag line is “online dating reversed”. Here is how it works:
Because sometimes it’s better to let a card do the talking for you, Cheek’d provides members with a deck of 50 cards, each bearing a flirtatious comment to charm and pique the curiosity of your intended. Also on the card, is your unique code linked to a private online profile that you’ve created. With card in hand, the object of your affection can enter your unique code at CHEEKD.COM, learn more about you and send you a message. Privacy protected and missed connection averted.
The Cheek’d approach makes a lot of sense as it takes the “creep” factor about of online dating. Since you’ve met in person first, you know exactly what the person looks like and you can learn more about them from the comfort of your home computer.
Continue reading ‘Startup Showcase: Cheek’d is Online Dating Reversed #startupfest’
We’re here at the International Startup Festival in Montreal and we’re going to be posting about some of the startups and cool companies. The first on our list is Urban Orca based in Toronto, Canada. The idea behind Urban Orca is pretty simple: “UrbanOrca helps you meet people with shared interests and do more of the things you love. Finally, the virtual world supports the real world.”
Continue reading ‘Startup Showcase: Urban Orca Connects People Around Activities #startupfest’
One of the best things about a tablet is simply reading. The form factor is perfect for reading eBooks, keeping up with the news or scrolling through a Twitter timeline. One of our favorite Twitter clients for the PlayBook is Blaq and the app has recently been updated with a host of features and fixes. One of the best features is being able to manage multiple accounts. The app costs $1.99 but the update is free.
Grab a copy of Blaq from App World at this link. You can also hit the jump and read more about the specific features.
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TweetCaster is the latest 3rd party app and it comes from Handmark. The app comes after the news of Seesmic discontinuing support for their social media tool and it looks like it has a few features that Twitter users will really appreciate. The app has an interesting UI that’s very different from other Twitter apps we’ve seen. The only strange thing is that when you want to connect your Twitter account, it opens a permission for TweetCaster to publish updates on your behalf. That’s not exactly something we want in a Twitter app but it could just be associated with the beta. Cool features that are not currently in the beta, but they will be included when app goes live in App World in a few weeks include:
- “Zip It” feature– Enables user to hide annoying @people, #trends, or any keyword from your timeline. A zipper shows in its place in your timeline, to remind you if you want to unzip.
- Share to BlackBerry Messenger – Allowing you to retweet not only to all your Twitter followers, but also just with a few people on BBM. No other Twitter app lets you do this.
- Instapaper Support – Sometimes opening links takes too long on your BlackBerry. Saving them to your Instapaper account lets you access them later, at your convenience.
Continue reading ‘TweetCaster Now Available in Public Beta with Ability to Share on BBM’
