Yapp highlights global examples of how people are using apps in different communities and settings.
The post reinforces the flexibility of app creation across countries, events, and audiences.
Readers looking for diverse app inspiration will benefit most from this feature.
In the short time since Yapp has gone live, our users have quickly spread from out wide and far from our New York headquarters. Today’s featured Yappers dot the Western hemisphere, spanning from Norway to China.
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This Yapp for @swEindhoven, a startup conference in the Netherlands, stayed alive after its recent end by updating their app to show pictures and host links of recaps from the weekend.
Held in Singapore and pulling in employees from all around the world, this Pearson International Asia Pacific conference was an international effort on all levels.
The Left National Conference app from the October event in Oslo, Norway, is filled in with all Norwegian text. In the future, Yapp’s built-in fields will also be adaptable to other languages.
Yapp introduces a new login experience designed to improve account access and usability.
A smoother login flow helps reduce friction and makes the platform easier to use day to day.
Existing users and account admins will benefit most from this update.
We’re so excited to announce that our new login is now live.
Since our launch, we have been receiving loads of feedback about our Facebook login system. Our team took each and every request to heart and has been working tirelessly to get an email account system set up so that Yapp can be open to anyone.
You can now go to http://yapp.us and choose between connecting with Facebook or setting up your own account with an email address, as seen in the picture below:
If you’ve already created an account with Facebook but want to switch to email, you’ll have the chance soon. We’re working on creating an account settings page that will let users link email addresses, switch from Facebook to email, and keep track of your Yapps.
Yapp shares practical ideas for promoting an app more effectively as part of its community content.
Better promotion helps drive installs, awareness, and stronger engagement from the intended audience.
App creators focused on adoption and visibility will benefit most from these tips.
Once you publish your (undoubtedly awesome) Yapp, what’s the best way to share your creation with the world? If you’re looking to leap into top-downloaded Yapp territory, we want to help you get there. Here are a few best practices for getting the word out about your Yapp.
CUSTOMIZE: Before you start sharing, make it easy on yourself and your users by getting a custom Yapp ID. Get rid of number and letter jumbles, making sharing without the link in front of you a piece of cake. You can get a custom ID for $5 a year once you’ve published your Yapp.
EMAILS: If your event has a mailing or contact list, hit them with your Yapp here first. Pop it into the regularly scheduled email with a little intro on how to download, like this:
The app works on iPhone and Android devices, and you can download it in just a few easy steps:
In your mobile browser, go to http://my.yapp.us/YAPPID
This link will redirect you to the app store, where you’ll be prompted to download the YappBox app. If the user already has YappBox, the Yapp will automatically open.
Once the app is installed, open it, and the Yapp will download itself.
SOCIAL: Grab wider, more public audiences by sending your link out with Twitter, Facebook, and whatever other social networks you use.
New users from the Illinois School Counselor Association created Yapps for their conferences and have been periodically tweeting about them to gradually pull in users:
The recent Women 2.0 conference in San Francisco pulled in a host of retweets the day-of by tweeting their Yapp link along with a link to a conference livestream:
They also used IN-EVENT SIGNAGE to continually promote:
We used ample signage at the event to promote the app — physical signs around registration, and on the main conference powerpoint at all times.
BLOG: For well-followed blogs, posting your link with instructions (much like sending out an email blast) can pull in your loyal followers with unlimited characters.
For the BlogHer PRO conference, the group stuck with the medium that brought them together:
GET CREATIVE: There are plenty of outlets to reach both loyal and new audiences that fit into your niche. Instagram, Vine and YouTube — among many others — are great ways to push the word with a visual attachment.
The Kosher Koncert Series added their link into the info section of their YouTube event preview, making the page an all-you-need source for the series:
Don’t see your proven method here? We want to hear it! Leave us a note about your Yapp and how you spread the word here.
Yapp spotlights standout apps in a top-five style community feature.
The post offers inspiration by showing different ways users are building and using apps creatively.
Readers looking for strong examples of Yapp in action will benefit most from this roundup.
As the Yapp family grows bigger and stronger, we want to recognize some of our most installed Yapps. A diverse collection, each of these Yapps has reached hundreds of people, making event planning simple and mobile while spreading the word about Yapp
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(5) COLLIDE 2013: Created for a 3-day religious conference, the Collide 2013 Yapp utilized the news feed for updates and comments on the event.
(4) WOMEN 2.0: This year’s Women 2.0 conference in San Francisco boasted its second Yapp full of all the information attendees might need. They promoted their app and livestream through Twitter.
(3) TUCK WINTER CARNIVAL: This weekend event hosted by the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth brought together MBA schools from across the country for skiing, food and good times.
(2) TIDAL WAVE PARTY WEEKEND: This Yapp, created by the organizers of the weekend-long event in Downtown Disney, has all the deets attendees need, including a News Feed with updates on rooms available at the official event hotel.
(1) TOUCH OF CLASS ‘13: This top-downloaded app for the Benton Community School’s show choir invitational, “A Touch of Class,” has all that guests need to get the most out of the music-filled day. Since the event has passed, the app added a page for awards and results.
Yapp shares a Valentine’s Day-themed community or seasonal post with a playful brand tone.
The piece adds personality while tying mobile creativity to a holiday moment.
Readers who enjoy lighter, seasonal Yapp content will benefit most from this feature.
Fair warning: Thursday is Valentine’s Day. We at Yapp want to help you celebrate, whether you’re having a quiet night with your other half, partying with friends, or sticking it to the man anti-VDay style, there’s a perfect Yapp theme out there waiting for you.
Here are our top 6 themes for all your Valentine’s needs. Once you’ve picked one and put it together, let us see it! Send your Yapp URL to us on Twitter, Facebook, or via email and we’ll shout out your great Yappin’ skills.
XOXO: This Valentine’s Day theme embraces bubble-gum pink and all but emits heart-shaped bubbles from your phone. If you’re going all out — whether with the company of one or many — XOXO is perfect.
Radiant Ranunculus (in rose): Roses are blush pink in this simplistic theme great for an easy date night with your spouse.
Simplicity (in pink): Show off yummy treats (see above, try not to drool), lovely arrangements or beautiful designs with the big-picture theme Simplicity. Great for a DIY cupcake party or a fun night with friends.
Tea Roses (in fuschia): Another sweet theme that won’t bombard you with hot pink, Tea Roses is perfect for any Valentine’s Day get together. For two, four, ten or more, it makes a card that anyone can love.
Primary Colors (in black): Not so much a fan of Hallmark’s biggest holiday? Here’s an easy black theme to make a striking anti-establishment invite for the least lovey-dovey of bashes.
Pen an Ink (in pomegranate): In this deep, rich pomegranate pink, Pen and Ink provides a classy, cocktail party-ready theme for your Valentine’s Day soiree.
(Remember, send us your Valentine’s Day Yapp URL via Twitter, Facebook, or email and you might just see it on our blog this week!)
Yapp shares a sports-themed Yapper Mondays feature tied to spring activities and groups.
The post shows how apps can support schedules, communication, and community around seasonal sports.
Sports teams and activity groups will benefit most from this example.
To feel a little warmer in the chilly ends of winter, we’re showing off the early risers who’ve already put together their spring sports Yapps. After our new football theme — which rolled out last week just in time for Super Bowl Sunday — we have a host of new sports themes perfect for March Madness or Opening Day on their way.
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This church league made a place for all the players to see their schedule and standings, plus chat with each other about the games.
For this local equestrian club, Yapp became a simple way to spread the word about dates and registration information for riders to qualify for championships.
This high school baseball team added Varsity and JV rosters, coaching staff and the season schedule to give players and their parents always-accessible information. There’s also info on team gear for sale at the school to show off their spirit.
This is just one of the plethora of Yapps that the Schulenburg High School athletic department created. Each team has an app, complete with schedules, rosters and notes from coaches, available to players and fans alike.
Yapp shares a Super Bowl-themed Yapper Mondays feature with playful event or app inspiration.
The post shows how apps can support themed gatherings, communication, and shared experiences.
Sports fans and event planners looking for seasonal app ideas will benefit most from this feature.
The countdown has officially begun to Superbowl XLVII, but there’s still plenty of time (6 days!) to create a Yapp for your soiree — whether you’re gathering for the football or for the Destiny’s Child reunion. A few of our Yappers have created their party invites, and we love ‘em.
And! If you’re just starting to put your Superbowl Yapp together, make sure to check out our new football theme, just in time for the big game
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The Superbowl potluck is the classic way to go, but this Yapper added a Superbowl Prediction BINGO game to the night.
The FiveBoro Flag Football League is setting up their Superbowl party Yapp, complete with FiveBoro gear and a schedule that includes BlackOps, Madden and Kinnect Sports tournaments before kick-off.
Friends and family of this Yapper will see the big game on a 108” HD projection screen. It’ll be as if they’re sitting at the Superdome.
We helped the @FBallHOFPlayers put together a Yapp for their Hall of Fame Players Classic in New Orleans, LA, which celebrates Superbowl week with Pro Football Hall of Famers and a round of golf.
Yapp features an education-focused community story showing how apps support schools and learning groups.
The post highlights mobile communication as a practical tool for organizing educational experiences.
Educators and school communities will benefit most from this example.
We’ve had teachers, students, professors and principals all creating Yapps to keep in touch with their communities. Today, we were highlighted by MiddleWeb contributor Michael Fisher as a tool educators can use to let kids “own the learning,” so we’ve decided to highlight a few of our Yappers who are keeping up with classes and communities with their awesome apps.
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The public safety department at Edgecome Community College in North Carolina put together a Yapp to keep the community informed about the EMS, Fire, Law, K9 and CPR training classes that the college offers. There is a detailed schedule of the classes, a news feed for instant updates and a gallery of previous classes, encouraging new students to sign up.
All the way from New South Wales, Australia, the Bogangar Public School put together a great Yapp for parents and for those looking at enrolling, including information on the school’s uniform shop and healthy canteen, bell times and school events, plus information on the city of Bogangar.
A professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, made an app for each of her library science courses for the semester. This one, for her Children’s Literature course, works like an interactive syllabus with a schedule of assignments, Twitter feed of extras, and a gallery showing each of the books the students will read. (If only it had an alarm clock that would make sure they were in class by 8 a.m….)
