Getmii (app)
| Getmii App Icon 2.0 Getmii app icon on iOS 9 | |
| Original author(s) | Getmii, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Max Meyer, Darryl Lau, Matthias Juergens |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Size | 60.2 MB |
| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Type | On Demand |
| Website | getmii |
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Getmii is a social marketplace app created by Max Meyer, Darryl Lau and Matthias Juergens. Users can post needs they have to a proximity-based news feed, on which others can comment, react with an emoji or send private messages anonymously or through their profiles, which are populated from Facebook. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
History[edit]
Getmii's founders originally sought to create a logistics app in Bangkok, Thailand. Early in the process, the April 2015 Nepal earthquake resulted in a national blood shortage and soaring demand for blood donors (among most necessities) in Nepal. Getmii's founders pivoted slightly from their initial project to an app where users could post any need. Getmii coordinated a pilot test with the Red Cross Central Donation Center in Nepal on September 10, 2015. The daily number of bloody donors tripled as a result during the pilot. [1][9][10]
Getmii had its first launch on mobile app stores in September, 2015. The company works out of the Harvard Launch Lab in Boston and The Opus Tower in Bangkok, Thailand. [1][4][11][12][13]
Features[edit]
The Need Feed[edit]
The "Need Feed" displays a list of posts sorted by proximity. From this, the "Need Feed" serves as the application's home screen and changes constantly as posts expire and new ones are added.[14][15][16][17]
- Anonymous Posting: When posting a need or adding a comment, users can select if they want to be anonymous. The anonymous feature should not be compared to Yik Yak, in that it doesn’t warrant cyberbullying. [18][19] The feature is similar to anonymous posting app Yik Yak.[20][21]
- Willing to Pay: When users post, they can select if they’re “willing to pay” or not.
- Private Chat: After leaving a comment on a need, users can open up private chats with the need poster. Also, the poster can open private chats with anyone that has left a comment on their need. From here, a user can discuss logistics of satisfying a need, chat for fun and share location.[22]
- Location Sharing: Because many needs require some level of face-to-face interaction, Getmii allows users to share location from within its private chat feature.[19]
- God View: “God View” gives users the ability to see all the needs posted around them on a map. It gives a perspective of how close needs are and the user’s ability to complete them.
Emoji Reactions[edit]
Users can react to comments on needs by selecting which emoji embodies their sentiment towards the comment. They can select from the full emoji keyboard while posting a reaction. The emoji reactions users receive show up on their profile.
Followers[edit]
Users can ask their friends if they’re willing to do anything for them. It’s another way to follow users and get notified when they post a need. The number of people who will do anything for a user appears on their profile and on their photo when they post a need.
- Instagram Integration: Getmii allows users to connect Instagram to their profile. It serves as another way to make profiles more personal and ensure the credibility of the user.
Groups[edit]
Getmii groups allow users to make a private group with their friends or another subset of people. Needs can be posted directly to groups where the needs are only sorted by time posted rather than the location-based algorithm on the need feed.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "An App That Makes It Easier For Neighbors To Help Each Other - FastCoexist". fastcoexist.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Getmii: Whatever you need, Getmii helps you find it now". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Getmii | CrunchBase". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pubbi, Parul (October 12, 2015). "The California Tech" (PDF). Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ↑ Burgin, Aaron (November 3, 2015). "The Coast News". The Coast News Group. The Coast News Group. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Uh Oh Google Meet Getmii". Hair And Beauty News by HairBoutique,com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Getmii Digital Campaigining". www.hairboutique.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "New 'Getmii' app has roots in Spearfish - Black Hills Pioneer: Local News". bhpioneer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Thai social media app Getmii vying to secure $10 million funding - Asian Correspondent". asiancorrespondent.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Thai social media app Getmii says in talks with VCs to raise over $10m this year - Deal Street Asia". dealstreetasia.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Getmii on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Getmii - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Social Art Installation takes Harvard Square Getmii asks Cambridge: "What do you need?" - Harvard Square". harvardsquare.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Getmii makes fetch happen - The Boston Globe". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Getmii: Whatever you need, Getmii helps you find it now". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "What Do You Need?". Smashd - Tech | Culture | Hustle. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ↑ "An App That Makes It Easier For Neighbors To Help Each Other". Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Buzzfeed: 10 most concerning posts on Getmii". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Get your Getmii By: Fiza Arshad". www.odysseysmag.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "A 22-year-old's guide to Yik Yak, the super-hot anonymous gossip app that schools are banning". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "New Social App 'Getmii' Is Bringing Bartering With Your Neighbors Back - BostInno". bostinno.streetwise.o. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "What Do You Need?". Smashd - Tech | Culture | Hustle. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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