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NIC launches first Recovery Act iPhone application

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eGovernment firm NIC has launched “Transparent Gov,” a free iPhone application dedicated to deciphering where and how the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is to be spent.

The Transparent Gov application includes:

  • Clear and concise spending information depicted graphically for ease in understanding
  • Lists of key recipients of the funds
  • Ability to drill down into relevant text from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

NIC also launched today a one-stop online source for access to stimulus and transparency information from governments nationwide. The site is a free resource that tracks the transparency services offered by federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to make more information available to citizens.

Originally posted on March 27, 2009 @ 10:04 am

Pelago launches Whrrl v2.0 on Apple App Store, enabling people to capture and share stories

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whrrlPelago announced the release of Whrrl v2.0, an application for iPhone and iPod touch that enables people to capture and share the moments of their lives, as they happen, in story form. Through location, photos and text updates, users can easily turn everyday life experiences into lasting stories that can be remembered, organized and shared. Each user controls exactly who can view their story, ranging from public to private, and includes the option to broadcast status updates on Facebook and Twitter.

Whrrl v2.0 stories are collaborative: two or more people who are physically together can “join” and contribute to the same story from their own iPhone or iPod touch, allowing a single experience to be expressed from multiple points of view. In addition, each story has its own unique URL that can be easily shared. After the real-world experience ends, the story may be edited by the participants via the Whrrl website and shared with others through Facebook, Twitter and email.

Whrrl v2.0 is now available for free from Apple’s App Store.

Originally posted on March 13, 2009 @ 11:30 am

BrowserMedia releases iPhone app for Grammy Awards

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BrowserMedia has released its iPhone application for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.

BrowserMedia worked closely with The Recording Academy to design and develop an iPhone application to help promote the upcoming Grammy Awards on February 8. The application is an interactive trivia game designed to test the user’s knowledge through a celebration of 51 years of Grammy history. BrowserMedia is developing a companion Facebook application to further promote the Grammy’s and offer an ongoing trivia contest, which will be promoted on the Grammy.com website.

Originally posted on February 5, 2009 @ 12:15 pm

Truveo updates iPhone Video Search Application

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Truveo has released a second generation version of its video search application for the iPhone, with new features and additional videos. Through the Truveo Mobile Video Search for iPhone app, users can now access more than 145 million videos1, making it the most comprehensive video search offering on the iPhone. In addition, a special “What’s Hot” section features popular videos from across the web.

The latest features added to Truveo’s iPhone application include:

• Intelligent Query Completion, which assists users by suggesting key words or even television shows. For example, if a user enters “stock” into their Truveo application on their iPhone, the query completion engine will not only suggest Truveo’s “stock footage” category, but will also suggest shows related to investing.

• The ability to easily discover related video content.

• Improved sharing.

• Advanced sorting.

• The ability to search for videos by length.

Truveo first launched its free video search app for the iPhone in July 2008, and to date, users of Truveo’s iPhone application have viewed 3 million videos. The company expects usage to continue growing as it adds features to its iPhone application.

The updated Truveo video search app is available now for free to users worldwide from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch.

Originally posted on January 20, 2009 @ 9:48 am

First Mac-only social network prepares for launch

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MacMod announced that its new site with 5,000 community members will be launching this January 1, 2009.

“This is going to help us knock out the bugs before we go public,” said Co-founder Jacob Thomason. “It’s nice to be in the final stages of what has been a 2 year plan.” The site is repositioning itself as a Mac-only social network with lots of Mac-centric content.

In addition to having the largest library of modification guides and an active forum, the new features users can look forward to include:

State-of-the-art Profile System: Users can create an online profile, meet and befriend Mac users from around the world, leave wall comments, and share personal photos with the community.

The Big Blog: Unlike very large generic social sites MacMod has a niche to serve and this allows member blogs to be aggregated and served up in a real-time community wide blog called “The Big Blog.”

Groups: Meeting other Mac users on the new MacMod.com can happen in numerous ways, but one way to find like-minded people is to create or join groups where community members can participate in topical discussions.

Software Tools & Tutorials: MacMod is developing a large collection of software tools and tutorials for its users. These programs will specifically focus on customization and productivity. Tutorials will be published weekly to help users put those programs to use (e.g. how to rip & burn a DVD).

Activity Feed: Know what your MacMod friends are up to with a real-time activity feed that chronologically catalogs their actions on the site.

Applications: Members can install several applications to customize their profile including a Twitter Application. Several applications will be available at launch with more coming soon.

Originally posted on December 26, 2008 @ 1:07 pm