Two months after my initial ramblings about the boom of social networking apps and I'm seeing some of them moving forward. The location-based trend hunting app Trover has received an update that addresses one of its surprising omissions at launch: the lack of Twitter integration. While you could still view everyone's discoveries, you needed to use a Facebook account to share yours, something that I thought was limiting the app's potential.
Trover [iTunes Link] is a location-based take on photo-sharing services for mobile devices that allows you to find and share interesting things in your vicinity. The app finds your location and automatically loads the pictures others have taken in your area of all stuff worth highlighting. A quick search in the App Store is enough to see that the app is not exactly a pioneer, but I love the way it allows users to express themselves without the limitations other photo apps have.
First of all, you're invited to look without being forced to collaborate. When you find yourself in a new place you have never been, visiting a new city or just going for a walk, you can always launch Trover to see what others are liking in that area.
You can always tailor the main stream to your interests — urban art, independent shops or restaurants — it's completely up to you. This is why I think Trover is better than other alternatives in my opinion, as I prefer to see a big pool of pictures to choose from rather than just some about an specific topic.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Appfreak/~3/VLFP24IbDKc/trover-instagram-goes-treasure-hunting.html
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