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Seeking 3D artists for iPhone

Katie Lips — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:42:18 +0000

Part of the Appostles team is working on a large but secret project. We're hoping to expand the team and are looking for 3D artists, and 3D artist interns to help us create amazing stuff for the iPhone platform. For a tiny bit more info see www.littleworldgifts.com and www.kisky.co.uk and mail katie (at appostles.com) for more info / to apply.

Booze Britain launches in App Store

Katie Lips — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:10:49 +0000

Appostles' new app Booze Britain is now on sale in the App Store. Booze Britain is a fun app for the summer months; join your friends down the pub!

What's it all about?...

Whether you're a pint of lager and a packet of crisps guy, or a fizzy white wine girl tell your friends when your enjoying a drink down your favourite boozer.

Why use Booze Britain?

Find out when your mates are out drinking
The perfect app to show off down the pub
See who's having a drink in the UK: what they're drinking, where
Broadcast your location to Booze Britain users - put yourself on the map and spark an impromptu afternoon drinking session
Make new friends & broaden your social network - reply to pub going Twitter users via Booze Britain

Booze Britain Features:

Finds great pubs and bars nearby
Includes 20 popular British drinks and snacks
Lambrini girl perhaps? Create your own personal drinks
Shows recent Booze activity both nearby and everywhere
Tweets your drinking activity with Twitter
All for the price of a packet of crisps!

Oh yeah, and it's exclusively available in the UK!

More info at http://www.boozebritainapp.com/

See Coffee Buzz in action

Katie Lips — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:00:02 +0000

We're really happy that Coffee Buzz (the social coffee app) is now featured on The App Podcast! Check it out...

Appostles team grows to 5: Welcoming Art Director Suzie Webb

Katie Lips — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:16:37 +0000

Apposltes welcomes Suzie Webb, Art Director extraordinaire to the team. Oslo based Suzie is a highly experienced Interactive Art and Creative Director, and has been working to make our digital lives more beautiful, human and entertaining since 1999. In the past 10 years she has designed and directed work for Diesel, Channel 4, The BBC, Kellogg's, Coke and has been awarded by Design Week, The FWA, Webbys, LIA, D&AD and BIMA for her efforts.

Read more here: http://www.appostles.com/team/

The Sound of iPhone Data

Katie Lips — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:59:00 +0000

We just heard about this great event: The Sound of iPhone Data: Analytics and Business Intelligence. It's by Sean Galligan who's VP at Flurry, in Fremont California, and he'll be covering:

iPhone App Store - How to improve your revenue
iPhone Analytics - How to drive your app install
iPhone Business Intelligence - How to position your app
Demonstration on Flurry Analytics
How to install FlurryLib and FlurryLibLocation into Xcode
What additional info you gather on FlurryLibLocation
App Data & Usage Behavior comparison: iphone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia
App Store install, pricing & category comparison: iphone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia

Wish we could be there!

Appostles at Mobile Internet, Vienna

Katie Lips — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:22:27 +0000

Paul and Katie from the Appostles team will be at IIR's Mobile Internet 2009 conference in Vienna 23rd to 25th March. So is you're also planning a trip to Vienna for the event, say hello!

N2Y4 Mobile Challenge

Katie Lips — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:30:53 +0000

Just stumbled across this:

2009 N2Y4 Mobile Challenge – an opportunity to develop and collaborate on Projects using mobile technology for social change, and compete for cash prizes. Looks good!

http://netsquared.org/n2y4

Coffee Buzz for iPhone v1.2 now on sale

Katie Lips — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:39:34 +0000

Coffee Buzz v1.2 - "the coffee social on your iPhone" is now on sale in the App Store with a host of new features and at the bargain price (for a few days only) of 99c / 59p.

This iPhone App for coffee lovers enables iPhone owners to share their coffee experiences with fellow coffee drinkers nearby and everywhere. The app uses Google Maps to help you find coffee in local cafés, and tells you who's having a coffee nearby. It also integrates seamlessly with Twitter, helping Twitter users add their location and thoughts to that timeless tweet "havin' a coffee".

Use Coffee Buzz to:

say you're "having a coffee" pinpointing you and your favorite drink in the hippest coffee neighborhoods;
let those around you know 'the buzz' - what's happenin' where you are;
find new coffee locations nearby or when traveling; and
see old friends and new, drinking coffee near you.

Version 1.2 includes

"Custom Drinks" - if yours is a Skinny double shot vanilla Latte or even a 'Tea'!
Editable locations - letting you add details on your favourite coffee hang outs
Better location support
Replies - letting you reply direct to coffee drinking Twitter users - and share the Coffee 'Buzz'

Coffee Buzz is made by UK based Kisky Netmedia who are now part of the 'Appostles' team. Appostles is a European collective of iPhone and Android Application specialists.

http://www.coffeebuzzapp.com

Simple Mobile Strategies

Katie Lips — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:02:51 +0000

I'm at Think Visibility in Leeds, UK and enjoying the day learning more about SEO, and making sure your website works well for you. My talk this morning focussed on how small and medium businesses, who know their stuff in terms of online strategy, need to take a new look at mobile. Why? Well more and more of us are using the web from our phones. My presentation's now on slideshare. It covers simple strategies for small businesses from voice, to SMS to mobile friendly websites to mobile apps.

Moving to Mobile: Simple Strategies for SMEs

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Marketing Mobile Apps

Katie Lips — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:27:11 +0000

Our "Marketing and Monetizing Mobile Apps" presentation for the NWStartup 2.0 event is now online at Slideshare.

Marketing and Monetizing Mobile Apps

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