Comments on: Space for a *real* website around iTunes app store http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AppBeacon http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-617988 AppBeacon Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:51:35 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-617988 <p>Paul,</p> <p>Please take a look at AppBeacon now. We're not exactly in Beta but not exactly public yet either. We've still got lots of bugs.</p> <p>AppBeacon allows you to walk through all the apps in the App Store. If you're interested in something, just bookmark it. You can come back to it later. If you absolutely know you're not interested in something, "Sink It". You'll never have to see it again. If you already own something, just mark it as "Owned".</p> <p>AppBeacon puts you in control of what you see. Instead of filtering through the same lists over and over, you only see stuff you haven't seen before.</p> <p>Honestly, not everyone is going to wade through all 6000+ apps. If you want, you can start in a category and "Sink All". After that, you'll only see recently reviewed apps in that category. Then, it's an easy matter of checking once or twice a week to see if anything interesting has come up.</p> <p>Let us know what you think via Twitter : http://twitter.com/appbeacon or email me directly.</p> <p>Thanks, Justin Noel</p> Paul,

Please take a look at AppBeacon now. We’re not exactly in Beta but not exactly public yet either. We’ve still got lots of bugs.

AppBeacon allows you to walk through all the apps in the App Store. If you’re interested in something, just bookmark it. You can come back to it later. If you absolutely know you’re not interested in something, “Sink It”. You’ll never have to see it again. If you already own something, just mark it as “Owned”.

AppBeacon puts you in control of what you see. Instead of filtering through the same lists over and over, you only see stuff you haven’t seen before.

Honestly, not everyone is going to wade through all 6000+ apps. If you want, you can start in a category and “Sink All”. After that, you’ll only see recently reviewed apps in that category. Then, it’s an easy matter of checking once or twice a week to see if anything interesting has come up.

Let us know what you think via Twitter : http://twitter.com/appbeacon or email me directly.

Thanks, Justin Noel

]]> By: AppBeacon http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-596427 AppBeacon Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:35:28 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-596427 <p>We're working on this right now. We hope to launch in mid-November.</p> <p>"As it is you’d probably wake up every morning and check your inbox for a C&D, but still it would be great. You should build it."</p> <p>LOL. Hopefully, no C&D's will be coming. AppBeacon (http://appbeacon.com) and services like it will only help to drive sales on the iTunes App Store.</p> We’re working on this right now. We hope to launch in mid-November.

“As it is you’d probably wake up every morning and check your inbox for a C&D, but still it would be great. You should build it.”

LOL. Hopefully, no C&D’s will be coming. AppBeacon (http://appbeacon.com) and services like it will only help to drive sales on the iTunes App Store.

]]> By: Paul Mison http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-541357 Paul Mison Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:37:36 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-541357 <p>Well, so far it's just a republishing of the App Store XML as HTML, but <a href="http://app-store.appspot.com/" rel="nofollow">app-store.appspot.com</a> does lay the groundwork.</p> Well, so far it’s just a republishing of the App Store XML as HTML, but app-store.appspot.com does lay the groundwork.

]]> By: Rob http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-490939 Rob Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:19:25 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-490939 <p>Check out http://apptism.com in the coming weeks.</p> <p>Our goal is to do exactly what you're looking for. The focus will be on helping you find apps among the 2,000+ in the App Store. We are also focusing on app activity aggregation - collecting content from various resources.</p> <p>There will be the ability for users to compare apps, review apps, and more.</p> Check out http://apptism.com in the coming weeks.

Our goal is to do exactly what you’re looking for. The focus will be on helping you find apps among the 2,000+ in the App Store. We are also focusing on app activity aggregation – collecting content from various resources.

There will be the ability for users to compare apps, review apps, and more.

]]> By: Kellan http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-472892 Kellan Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:05:42 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-472892 <p>Rod, yeah IUseThis is definitely on the road, but feels off, but that could simply be I haven't engaged with the site sufficiently.</p> Rod, yeah IUseThis is definitely on the road, but feels off, but that could simply be I haven’t engaged with the site sufficiently.

]]> By: Rod http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-472827 Rod Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:51:47 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-472827 <p>I Use This (http://iphone.iusethis.com/) have made babysteps towards this, but it doesn't interface with the App Store directly -- it requires humans to create the links.</p> I Use This (http://iphone.iusethis.com/) have made babysteps towards this, but it doesn’t interface with the App Store directly — it requires humans to create the links.

]]> By: Andy Baio http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-472704 Andy Baio Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:32:07 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-472704 <p>A social component is desperately needed. Simply showing me all the apps my friends have installed, purchased, or reviewed recently would dramatically increase the number of apps they sell. I'm surprised Apple hasn't done this for iTunes music or video, either.</p> A social component is desperately needed. Simply showing me all the apps my friends have installed, purchased, or reviewed recently would dramatically increase the number of apps they sell. I’m surprised Apple hasn’t done this for iTunes music or video, either.

]]> By: Kellan http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-472626 Kellan Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:15:36 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-472626 <p>Not quite sure what you mean. You can link into the iTunes store and have it launch iTunes, but it sounds like you mean something different.</p> <p>But either way, I think getting <em>away</em> from the iTunes chrome would be a key indicator of success :)</p> Not quite sure what you mean. You can link into the iTunes store and have it launch iTunes, but it sounds like you mean something different.

But either way, I think getting away from the iTunes chrome would be a key indicator of success :)

]]> By: Seth http://laughingmeme.org/2008/08/11/space-for-a-real-website-around-itunes-app-store/comment-page-1/#comment-472533 Seth Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:35:49 +0000 http://laughingmeme.org/?p=3958#comment-472533 <p>It's even possible to do so from within the iTunes chrome, using a XUL-like layout description language. 'Course you still have to link someone to it and that's a jarring and unexpected experience. But possible.</p> It’s even possible to do so from within the iTunes chrome, using a XUL-like layout description language. ‘Course you still have to link someone to it and that’s a jarring and unexpected experience. But possible.

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