Wish us luck! SocialDrinkster will be debuting tomorrow! What is SocialDrinkster? So glad you asked! “SocialDrinkster is about free alerts for free things. Pass freebies to your friends. On The Go,On Your Phone.” People like free things. People like to be social. Businesses can attract flocks of people to test products or fill the room...

In tackling mobile development, I’ve partnered up with my classmate, Brian E. Jones, in making an Android app that offers social freebies on the go. We’ve initially decided on the name, SocialCoupon, but may move on to something more specific to the nightlife freebies we’re eyeballing (bar drinks, tapas, etc). Why the Idea is Attractive...

Playing around in Android’s PhoneGap with StreetSnaps, my street fashion photography app. Last time, we tried JQTouch. This time, I played with PhoneGap, using Android’s features.So far, you can (supposedly) access Android’s camera, view the photography available via neighborhoods (East Village, Brooklyn), email, and view the StreetSnaps Gallery (via JQTouch interface directly).

Since we’ve started studying developing web mobile apps in my Mobile Media class, I am increasingly reminded how design can lead to better implementation/functionality and vice versa. It’s way too easy to rush into programming and curse yourself at the half-way mark, saying, “If I’d sat down earlier and really thought about my application, I...

For my mobile media midterm, I choose to focus on developing my street photography site, StreetSnaps. StreetSnaps lets mobile users to snapshoot stylish people on the street, upload from their mobile phones or cameras, and see the results of what have been posted online. Peruse through different neighborhoods to see the different looks for each...

“I am fashion” – Coco Chanel Street fashion, as self-photographed by stylish individualists,  is increasingly becoming the successor  to mainstream fashion media with individuals turning online for visual inspiration, rather then traditional fashion magazines. With an explosion of cheap consumer technology and free online publishing  platforms, people have the means to immediately share their fashionable...

Street Snaps is an MMS service where users can submit their fashion or street photos via cellphones/smartphones through MMS and see it live on my website. Snap your shot, MMS it to cindyw.itp@gmail.com, and see it uploaded to Street Snaps. Behind the scenes: This MMS service is being powered by a PHP script provided by Prof. Shawn...

Castlevania Heart by Loserkid5150 In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to create an SMS service that would help socially awkward nerds find other socially awkward nerds: ITP NYU Geek Pick Up Line Generator. Using TextMarks, I created an account and keyword that would trigger my  PHP script that prints out  a randomized funny (or...

First Assignment: Describe an SMS based application that would be helpful to have at ITP Grad students are notorious for a few things : a) time-deprived b) being financially iffy and c) starved. So, what better text messaging based service that we, at ITP can cook up then (hear me out without laughing): Free Food SMS...