WhatsApplebee's: the premiere Applebee's-based social chat app(whatsapplebees.com)

210 pointsby lazerwalkervor 12 Jahren53 comments

WhatsApplebee's: the premiere Applebee's-based social chat app

http://whatsapplebees.com

35 comments

Always good to finish the week with a smile, shame there are (to my knowledge) no Applebees in the UK otherwise I'd give this a try.

Also, please someone make Olive Grindr

willis77vor 12 Jahren

Unlimited breadsticks

:-/

[deleted]vor 12 Jahren

fizzbarvor 12 Jahren

Awesome, hope it blows up. Perhaps this should be what season 2 of Silicon Valley is about.

The only thing more awesome than this is the fact that the author's last name is freaking LAZER-WALKER.

jordan_clarkvor 12 Jahren

Forgot the quotes, but yes, "LAZER"-Walker.

Love the idea. Good jorb.

bredmanvor 12 Jahren

I love the "I LOVE ENGAGING WITH BRANDS" text in the screenshot.

robmcmvor 12 Jahren

Or the mention of the other similar apps T.G.I Friendster or Olive Grindr.

Ryelvor 12 Jahren

Applebees: "Hello we would like to buy your app. How does $3Billion sound?"

OP: "Nope. Worth much more."

1 year later... adds video support and valuation jumps to 10B.

thearn4vor 12 Jahren

... This is satire, right? I'm finding it harder and harder to tell these days

stephengillievor 12 Jahren

Joke, satire, serious? Why not all 3?

awwstnvor 12 Jahren

Fantastic. But, am I limited to anonymously chatting with people in the same Applebee's as me? Or can I chat with Applebee's diners across the globe?

With the current trend of unbundling [1], it seems clear that a great approach would be to start out unbundled and rebundle later. I can't tell if I'm joking or not.

Is Walmart on your roadmap?

[1] http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2014/05/06/large-tech-comp...

[deleted]vor 12 Jahren

couchandvor 12 Jahren

I'm kind of amazed it got in the app store. I would have figured there's a trademark check, but apparently not.

Tyrannosaursvor 12 Jahren

Get it before it's pulled...

kralljavor 12 Jahren

"I like to make things that bring happiness and deeper meaning to people's lives" -- Mike Lazer-Walker

jonmc12vor 12 Jahren

Anyone else see this hilarious Applebee's facebook 'fan'? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/this-g...

The app may be a subtle PR campaign playing off the satire. Can't go wrong with app puns either.

lazerwalkervor 12 Jahren

Author here: the app is absolutely not a PR campaign.

However, I can't speak for http://beesmeetup.com.

tibbonvor 12 Jahren

I have to think that at least someone at corporate at AppleBees is thinking they should acquire this for marketing. Or that they've actually been trying to build this.

jonmc12vor 12 Jahren

my mistake, just noticed made by you, not applebees!

jqmvor 12 Jahren

This is some serious bootstrapping disruption. I hope the pivoting synergies really take off.

snorkelvor 12 Jahren

Now would be a good time to invest. Applebee-centric apps will be the next Google killers. Amazon should get ahead of this before it's too late.

pessimizervor 12 Jahren

10 years from now we'll be mourning the demise of apps that would work in more than one restaurant:)

iambatemanvor 12 Jahren

Half-priced apps after 9, every night!

gutsyvor 12 Jahren

This is amazing and awesome and I've totally installed it on my phone.

I don't want to actually go to Applebees to try it out, though.

joezydecovor 12 Jahren

Watch this thing actually take off and become a hit. Then Applebee's sues to take over control of the app.

micahgoulartvor 12 Jahren

If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you can get some apps that spoof your location so you don't even need to go to Applebee's physically to use the app and chat with others.

LocationHolic and FakeLocation are a few of the location spoofing apps you can get on Cydia.

onedevvor 12 Jahren

This is absolutely amazing, just what I was looking for. I'm not even joking.

hvperboreavor 12 Jahren

Hahaha. I've met some great (shitty) pasta enthusiasts on Olive Grindr

smugengineer69vor 12 Jahren

I'm glad Mr. Lazer-Walker is taking on the person corporatehood that many app-makers appear to be content with these days...

It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, except for WhatsApplebees.

mattgreenrocksvor 12 Jahren

It's amazing that this app seems to have flown completely over many commenter's heads here. Sort of shows the SV bubble for what it really is.

todd3834vor 12 Jahren

This app has me concerned about restaurant neutrality, the government needs to protect us from these types of ideas. (Obviously joking)

InclinedPlanevor 12 Jahren

What's Applebees? It's a chain of pseudo-restaurants where instead of having fresh food prepared for you (as at a real restaurant) premade food is reheated in microwaves (this isn't a joke).

I'd honestly rather eat at Denny's.

Falling3vor 12 Jahren

I think they're both abominable. At least Applebee's has a bar though. I'm also fortunate enough to live in an area teeming with wonderful local bars, restaurants, and cafes. So I try to avoid places like these at all costs.

beachstartupvor 12 Jahren

applebee's and similar chains like tgif are popular with college kids because they have a full bar w/ happy hour and very cheap food. college kids aren't generally old enough to be food snobs, either.

dec0dedab0devor 12 Jahren

I usually refer to Applebees as a nicer version of Mcdonalds, and Denny's as an expensive laxative.

buckbovavor 12 Jahren

Applebees has a full bar.

mrfusionvor 12 Jahren

I never understood why location based chat isn't more popular. (A location based instagram would also be really neat, see photos and comments of wherever you currently are.)

dangerovor 12 Jahren

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Labs

That idea for location based instagram hasn't panned out when tried for some reason.

pinocerosvor 12 Jahren

Check out http://scopit.com/, a SaaS that curates location-based Instagram feeds.

thisjustinmvor 12 Jahren

Today I learned two things: there are very few Applebee's in Los Angeles and with people like Mr Lazer-Walker in the world we're all gonna be just fine.

rosemvor 12 Jahren

It's a little frustrating that I can't get anyone to pay attention to my location-based social chat app and this has 118 points. Haha.

brianbreslinvor 12 Jahren

Is this a month late April fools joke?

borplkvor 12 Jahren

Facebook is so insecure next week they will buy them for half a billion dollars, just in case

huntleydavisvor 12 Jahren

Pretty sure this is just delay from their intended April 1st launch

mead5432vor 12 Jahren

Because of the App Store approval process??

JohnTHallervor 12 Jahren

And now I have a hankering for a tasty microwaved steak.

[deleted]vor 12 Jahren

buraksaricavor 12 Jahren

I don't even understand how this got on first page. I submitted a link, even i did not see it on new page after an hour :P

buraksaricavor 12 Jahren

Reality did not changed by downvoting my comment guys.

rrrx3vor 12 Jahren

This. I love this.

sagarwithshahvor 12 Jahren

all good apart from the punch line. You should change it because when you say "But Only At Applebee's" means you are underestimating user's power.

Ignore if it's annoying.

wil421vor 12 Jahren

So is this going to replace the massive amount of Spam emails restaurants send me? Or will it be in addition?

samstavevor 12 Jahren

Given the quality of the food the last time I ever ate at an applebee's -- I really think they should be focusing on food, as opposed to apps.

izzydatavor 12 Jahren

"Not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Applebee's International, Inc., or any of its subsidaries or affiliates."

samstavevor 12 Jahren

Yeah - I didn't really look at the site - took it at face value one the first glance at it, scuffawed and closed it. :)

DavidBradburyvor 12 Jahren

I really don't get what is interesting about this. Do people really go to Applebee's often enough to care about this sort of thing?