500 Startups Co TinyReview new iPhone app released(venturebeat.com)
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500 Startups Co TinyReview new iPhone app released
http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/16/tiny-review-iphone-app/
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Mobile. Social. Photos. Oh Silicon Valley, land of innovators such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk...wherefore art thou?
we're working on it. the truly hard/innovative things take longer to bake.
I have been using the app for few weeks now. With only few friends onboard it's actually really fun and I love the constrains (every review is binded into a location). This gives is better meaning compared to the competition which are trying to do too much or allow people review too different things. It's all about context. The app might be basic but it's clearly a product made in a short time and I respect the founders for putting it out early without much fanfare.
It's true that image sharing space has blown up but I feel that TinyReview is more of a review app than image sharing (I use is along with Instagram & Path). It's interesting to see if the team can keep the product simple and make it really useful over time. And most importantly: make it into a business.
It's true that image sharing space has blown up but I feel that TinyReview is more of a review app than image sharing (I use is along with Instagram & Path). It's interesting to see if the team can keep the product simple and make it really useful over time. And most importantly: make it into a business.
I like it, I guess. Very Instagram'esqu. They make you log in with fb. I see this more as a feature to Instagram rather than a whole separate app.
We had to start with Facebook because getting people to use their real identity deters bad behavior. We'll add Twitter login in a few weeks. We're setting up community management and moderation now.
It's fundamentally different than Instagram: the focus on on the words, picture is secondary. Instagram is all about a beautiful photo, and then maybe you'll read the comments. Because you don't need a good picture in the first place, Tiny Review lends itself to different situations.
It's fundamentally different than Instagram: the focus on on the words, picture is secondary. Instagram is all about a beautiful photo, and then maybe you'll read the comments. Because you don't need a good picture in the first place, Tiny Review lends itself to different situations.
I'm really loving this app right now. For me, it has largely replaced Instagram. With Instagram I feel like I am filtering the world around me. Whereas with Tiny Review it feels much more creative. I am adding, not filtering. I get to add so much more of my personality and emotion into Tiny Reviews than I am into Instagrams. That said this app will only get better when the founders tailor the app in some specific ways: namely, remove location requirement and add full twitter support. I hear they are working as fast as they can on both.
I'm really excited to check it out, but there's no support for Android. I wonder when the change will come that people develop for Android, and then for iOS.
This app is kinda addictive. I can see my sister and her college friends getting in to this, too. Nice work!
This would spread well in Japan. Get twitter support ASAP!