I attended an impromptu App Swap last night. It was great. We had a lot of laughs and I walked away with a couple of cool new apps.
What’s that? You don’t know what an App Swap is? Oh, sorry, let me explain.
I’m sure you are familiar with the term Swap Meet, right? A gathering where people sell and exchange items. Well, an App Swap is a phenomenon that often occurs when “iPhone people” get together.
It doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you have an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone. Inevitably, someone pulls out their device to check their email or answer a text. Then another iPhone person peaks over and sees an unfamiliar icon and suddenly the App Swap is on.
Or maybe you are out to eat and the bill comes. Someone whips out their iPhone to calculate the tip… four ways. Someone will say, “Tip calculator? I love that app. What else do you have?”
An App Swap is very simple; you compare apps with other people. It’s one of the best ways to learn about new apps you have never heard of and it’s a great way to gain a little insight into your friends.
One look at a person’s app collection is a quick profile on their lifestyle and interests. Are they into stocks? Do they follow the news? Do they like to play games? Are they a movie buff? Do they love sports? Are they a social media hound? Do they pay for apps or do they stick with the freebies? What’s the most they have paid for an app, and why?
You can tell a lot from what someone has installed on their iPhone. It’s also one of the best ways to bond with people and most of all, it’s a great way to discover new apps.
Last night, out to dinner, we had three iPhone people at the table. I was the one who checked a text message and my friend asked to see my phone so she could check out my apps. Naturally I countered with the class retort, “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.” She did, and before you knew it, we were all demonstrating and showcasing our cools apps. Then we started downloading the new apps we were all discovering.
Later in the night, someone asked about the ingredients in a B-52. I used my Google app to search it and my friend used a drink recipe app. Both were quick and we learned that there are several interpretations of a B-52. (But generally it’s Kahlua, amaretto and Bailey's Irish cream.) This lead to a very funny debate at the table… and I ended up getting the Mixology app, so I will be ready for the next time.
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but if you want to gain a little insight into your friends, check out their apps.
Oh, and one more thing. Everyone thinks Shazam is the coolest thing ever invented.
What’s that? You don’t know what an App Swap is? Oh, sorry, let me explain.
I’m sure you are familiar with the term Swap Meet, right? A gathering where people sell and exchange items. Well, an App Swap is a phenomenon that often occurs when “iPhone people” get together.
It doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you have an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone. Inevitably, someone pulls out their device to check their email or answer a text. Then another iPhone person peaks over and sees an unfamiliar icon and suddenly the App Swap is on.
Or maybe you are out to eat and the bill comes. Someone whips out their iPhone to calculate the tip… four ways. Someone will say, “Tip calculator? I love that app. What else do you have?”
An App Swap is very simple; you compare apps with other people. It’s one of the best ways to learn about new apps you have never heard of and it’s a great way to gain a little insight into your friends.
One look at a person’s app collection is a quick profile on their lifestyle and interests. Are they into stocks? Do they follow the news? Do they like to play games? Are they a movie buff? Do they love sports? Are they a social media hound? Do they pay for apps or do they stick with the freebies? What’s the most they have paid for an app, and why?
You can tell a lot from what someone has installed on their iPhone. It’s also one of the best ways to bond with people and most of all, it’s a great way to discover new apps.
Last night, out to dinner, we had three iPhone people at the table. I was the one who checked a text message and my friend asked to see my phone so she could check out my apps. Naturally I countered with the class retort, “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.” She did, and before you knew it, we were all demonstrating and showcasing our cools apps. Then we started downloading the new apps we were all discovering.
Later in the night, someone asked about the ingredients in a B-52. I used my Google app to search it and my friend used a drink recipe app. Both were quick and we learned that there are several interpretations of a B-52. (But generally it’s Kahlua, amaretto and Bailey's Irish cream.) This lead to a very funny debate at the table… and I ended up getting the Mixology app, so I will be ready for the next time.
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but if you want to gain a little insight into your friends, check out their apps.
Oh, and one more thing. Everyone thinks Shazam is the coolest thing ever invented.