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Many customers, press outlets, analysts and industry observers have called us over the last couple days to ask about the Techcrunch and Macworld articles referencing Apple cutting down on cookie-cutter app services, and wondering how that affects AppMakr. Here are the recent articles: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/07/apple-cookie-cutter-apps/
http://www.macworld.com/article/146954/2010/03/template_apps.html The reality is, this initiative from Apple has been great for us. Here's why: We've been working with Apple one on one for over 5 weeks to add rich features to our product. We are thrilled to announce that they have approved our latest templates and have given us the go ahead to move full steam ahead with our app making framework. We have also jointly agreed to start implementing some content practices that will increase the quality of the applications we create with AppMakr. Here are the six content practices we are putting in place: 1. Applications need to have 3 or more tab bar icons 2. Application tab bar icons must to connect to feeds that have 5 or more stories 3. Applications need to have rich content within the feeds and not just a sentence that says "read more..." with a link out to a webpage. From a technical perspective this means that RSS <description> tags or ATOM <content> tags need to have full stories and not just be links to web pages. 4. Applications need to be ‘industry’ specific and not ‘organization’ specific. For example, if the application is built by a university for its students then the app should not only contain the university schedule, staff bios, etc, but also contain content that speaks to the educational vertical as well. 5. If applications contain Twitter or Facebook feeds they should be related to the industry the application speaks to versus personal info (ex. if tweets are of the type "I’m at this conference", Apple will reject the app. Tweets or Twitter searches about an industry are OK) 6. If you are using non-YouTube video in your application, you must use the Apple HTTP Streaming protocol documented here http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StreamingMediaGuide/StreamingMediaGuide.pdf
Hats off to Apple for spending the time necessary to work with us one on one. They want high quality applications and we want AppMakr to create high quality applications, so we both have the same goals. We see this as Apple reaching out to the development community and find it a refreshing change from the past.
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Emmy-winning cinematographer Alan Teitel uses PointAbout Inc.’s self-service app making tool to create an iPhone app for his popular video clip website UltraSlo.com.
AppMakr was so easy. Building the application was a breeze. Once I learned the process, I had the application built in under an hour. 
Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 9, 2010 -- The popular video clip website UltraSlo.com, called “Baby Einstein for adults,” now has its own iPhone app, called UltraSlo Mo Video, which was made using PointAbout Inc.’s new DIY app-making service AppMakr.
The UltraSlo Mo Video app features slow motion video clips of subjects such as lightning storms and breaking glass made with high-speed cameras. The UltraSlo app contains fan favorites including “Bee in Flight,” “Exploding Lemon” and “Macro Water Drop.”
The app was built by UltraSlo director and award-winning New York cinematographer Alan Teitel, who made it using Washington, D.C.-based app developer PointAbout Inc.’s new AppMakr service, which allows anyone to create an app.
“AppMakr was so easy,” Teitel said. “Building the application was a breeze. AppMakr walked me through the whole thing. Once I learned the process, I had the application built in under an hour.”
Within 48 hours of the app’s release on the iTunes store, it had been downloaded in 30 countries.
Teitel, a two-time Emmy award winner for cinematography and technical achievement, said of his work, “It’s fun to be able to show people images that they know in such a different way. “I have an audience that gets to see things that they see everyday in incredible detail.”
Teitel’s has done work for Nike, Pepsi, Sony Music, ESPN and National Geographic. He also introduced the helmetcam, which was first used for ABC’s broadcast of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
UltraSlo is producing more 3D clips this summer, and is planning to self-fund a 3D slow motion feature film.
The UltraSlo Mo Video app is available for free download on iTunes. Download it here.
About PointAbout:
PointAbout (www.PointAbout.com) develops custom iPhone apps for such game-changing brands as The Washington Post, Gannett, Burger King, and others. PointAbout is the creator of AppMakr, a revolutionary service for making a fully native iPhone application, allowing users can enter a website URL or keywords and create a sample iPhone app in under 30 seconds. AppMakr has been profiled in TechCrunch, Time, Mashable, MobileCrunch, TechMeme, TECH Cocktail, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. For details, contact Daniel R. Odio at Daniel.Odio(at)PointAbout(dot)com or 202.250.3846.
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The U.S. Coast Guard’s international ship reporting system, Amver, used in at-sea rescues now has its own iPhone app, created using the self-service AppMakr.com service developed by PointAbout, Inc.
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Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 24, 2010 -- The U.S. Coast Guard wanted to create an app that covers the Coast Guard’s global ship reporting system Amver, which aids in at-sea rescues. When it learned that AppMakr.com allows anyone to create self-service iPhone apps for as little as $199, the decision was a “no brainer,” says Benjamin Strong, Director of Marketing for the U.S. Coast Guard. “We’ve wanted to do this for a long time, but the cost of making custom iPhone apps has been way out of reach," Strong said. "AppMakr.com made it possible and was incredibly easy to use." AppMakr has created a coupon in celebration of the release of the Amver app, “Amver” good for 50% off the creation of any iPhone app through April 30th, 2010.
Amver, which stands for Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue, is a system sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard that allows ships to voluntarily report their location so they can be tapped in case of an emergency. When a crisis arises, Amver provides search and rescue teams with the location of ships near the emergency so rescue crews can send the best-suited ship to respond. For more information on the program, visit www.Amver.com.The Amver app delivers the latest news about ocean rescues straight to users’ iPhones and other mobile devices, providing content from Amver’s website, blog posts and Twitter stream. It is available for free download on iTunes. Download it here: http://go.AppMakr.com/Amver.
The Amver app was created using Washington, D.C.-based PointAbout’s new AppMakr service. AppMakr has built over 3,800 iPhone apps in the six weeks since its launch, and allows iPhone apps to be created in minutes instead of months, helping organizations get their content quickly and easily onto the mobile platform. For more information on AppMakr, visit www.AppMakr.com.
About PointAbout Inc.:
PointAbout (www.PointAbout.com) develops custom iPhone apps for such game-changing brands as The Washington Post, Gannett, Burger King, and others. PointAbout is the creator of AppMakr, a revolutionary service for making a fully native iPhone application, allowing users can enter a website URL or keywords and create a sample iPhone app in under 30 seconds. AppMakr has been profiled in TechCrunch, Time, Mashable, MobileCrunch, TechMeme, TECH Cocktail, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. For details, contact Daniel R. Odio at 202.250.3846.
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AppMakr was reviewed today by an Italian tech news publication, CupMagazine. You can read the review here, a portion is also included below.
Tutti noi vorremmo creare un’applicazione per iPhone / iPod Touch in pochi minuti e senza scrivere una riga di codice, ma a meno che non si chiamino esperti del campo, lo si può fare da soli in pochi minuti.
AppMakr è un sito che offre la possibilità di creare un’applicazione per iPhone partendo dal feed RSS del nostro sito; graficamente si può gestire l’applicazione in todos, dal colore della grafica, all’RSS, alla gestione dei Tabs, all’inserimento di qualsiasi cosa.
Veramente ben fatta, è un ottimo prodotto per chi vuole crearsi una app ad hoc per il proprio blog. L’unico neo è il costo: 199$ (per ora) che comprende la pubblicazione su AppStore però con l’autore che rimarrà sempre AppMakr (quindi voi non verrete menzionati nella produzione).
Se volete cominciare gratuitamente a scoprire questo nuovo modo di creare applicazioni, andate su AppMakr.
Cosa ne pensate? Conviene davvero?
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GreenMap writes:
"Our design team utilized AppMakr to develop the iPhone app in less than a month, and members of our Board pitched in to create the mobile website. With the help of sponsoring companies, foundations and individual donors, we'll be building richer versions and continually improving exploration and interaction, contributing much to community well-being and the future we all share."
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Aktuelle Neuigkeiten aus der Technikwelt! Die TechNews Deutschland App vereint viele, interessante Themengebiete, wie
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