2012年12月4日星期二

Apple had it sitting In Review for too long

The compose screen can also be invoked by tapping on the "New Post" button in the top right corner. In Twiggy, you can attach a location to your posts by tapping on the geolocation arrow, and you can attach images via img.ly or CloudApp (configurable in the Settings from Profile tab). Unfortunately, you are limited to only one photo per post, and I noticed that there isn't a character count to let you know how many you have left. I'm sure that this can be changed in a future update. At the moment, there is no support for drafts.In the Search screen, you can search for specific topics or people. Any searches you start can be saved for reference later, and you can also access the Global Stream from Search too. I actually would prefer if Global got its own tab on the menubar, just because I know that there are still people on ADN who like to peruse through Global every now and China Smart Phone suppliers. It's actually a great way to find interesting conversations and people on the network.
Twiggy also features a "Trending Topics" list, and though I'm not sure how much value this adds to ADN, it is definitely not as ridiculous as some of the TT's I've seen on Twitter, which is a good thing.Viewing profiles will not show cover images just yet, but you do get all the basic stats, such as member number, when they joined, number of posts made, and following and follower counts. If you are viewing your own profile via the tab, then you can access Twiggy's settings, which include options for quote format, saving photos, post display, and image uploading service.If Twiggy had come out sooner, it would have been a great choice for ADN on your iPhone. However, Apple had it sitting In Review for too long, and it has now been eclipsed with a lot of other choices. However, that isn't to say that this is a bad app — it just needs a bit more polish to get caught up to the rapidly-changing space of Wholesale Special Phone. I still appreciate it for the clean and native feel to it, which makes it feel more natural on iOS. And the inline image previews are pretty good, too.
It may not become your primary way to access ADN, but it's worth keeping around to see how it grows in upcoming updates, or if you really appreciate an interface that is reminiscent of Tweetie. You can get Twiggy for your iPhone for only $1.99 in the App Store, currently 50 percent off for a limited time.The genre of "premium apps" on iOS or Android hasn't fully been realized yet and I think there's a huge opportunity to build some. The bottom line is that a lot of folks are building apps, and they're not very good.Really crappy apps are crappy, and there's a lot of them, and they will be reviewed crappily, and won't sell.Developers, I challenge you to re-think Appenomics and try things out. You deserve it. Do something different. But first and foremost, build amazing things.

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