| App relies on user-submitted info to connect people to Arlington |
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| Written by John Harden, The Shorthorn staff | ||||
| Tuesday, 20 October 2009 05:58 PM | ||||
  Photo Illistration: Meghan Williams If locals are looking for the hottest places to eat and play in Arlington — there’s an app for that. Software developer Splaysoft, LLC has recently released the application myArlington, which is a program designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application’s features include a city map, city news feeds, city facts and photo sharing. It also allows users to tag locations like restaurants and shopping centers on a map and make recommendations to other users. “It’s a very convenient app,” said broadcasting senior Yvette Luevano. “If you want to know where to eat out and where all the hot spots are, the app would be good to download.” Designed for people living and working in Arlington, myArlington will continue to help residents as the city continues to expand. “I only come to Arlington because of school,” she said. “I’ve been here for four years, and I still don’t know everything there is to know about Arlington because it’s still developing.” The application is one of programs by Splaysoft designed for countries and U.S. cities. InformationApplication available on iTunes for $1.99Application Features Include: City Map City Facts Arlington News Feed Photo and Comment sharing “I’m from Las Colinas and I don’t come to Arlington for anything other than school,” said broadcasting senior Adriana Davidson. “I don’t eat here, shop here or anything but having the city on your phone could make a difference.” Like Facebook, myArlington gives residents the chance to interact with other residents through social networking, Davidson said. Splaysoft Principal Brian Duvall said they built an app series that focuses on geographic locations “We’ve started with the 50 largest cities and this includes Arlington,” he said. Splaysoft’s applications are designed to give residents the opportunity to recommend areas to other locals without relying on mainstream media, Duvall said. “It’s easy to get world news online, but what about local information, recommendations or perspectives from other locals who actually live there?” he said. “Who knows Arlington better than other Arlington residents and students?” Future enhancements to myArlington may include geographic-specific multimedia recommendations, so a user can see what the most popular movies, music and apps are for Arlington, Duvall said. “Geographic focus will be an important niche in the iPhone app market going forward,” he said. “Most of us are not globe trotters, we tend to live, work, shop, dine and follow news locally.” Views: 361 | E-mail
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