Apple iPhone App ...need your ideas for contest...

**UltyHuck13** · 11-17-2009 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Stupendous Man

Glad you liked my ideas for the app. As far as for the competition, howabout pictures of a session with your skatecrew/skatescene. Pic with the most people wins. It would be challenging to get everyone you know together for a picture to really show how big your scene is, but that's the fun part right! You could then post up all the pics on the pictures section of the app, and/or do a highlight of the contest and the different skatescenes in the mag. This would do alot to spread the word about the app, and CW and SF, and would provide a pretty cool opportunity to highlight the different groups of skaters out there that are killin it together and growing the sport. It would be awesome for someone new to an area or new to skating to see what's happening in their local skatescene.

Anyone else think this would be cool, fair, and feasible?

+ rep for an amazing idea, yet again. you need more rep. someone help this dude out.

**817** · 11-23-2009 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by skategeezer

The CW iPhone Application is almost ready to go live.
It will have some cool things going into the app:

1. discounts from online shops
2. photo and artist portfolios (updated weekly)
3. additional photos from stories we couldn't fit into the mag
4. special secret stuff that I will send out ONLY to those who have the application

We aim to have to some fun with this application.

I'd like to hit 20,000+ downloads...and wondered if you had any ideas in ways to promote it?

I have one cool idea...if I hit 20,000 downloads, I'd like to giveaway $10,000 worth of skateboard gear. Basically a complete a week...

Would love your thoughts...

I think a give-away like that is both fun and a great way to promote the application (especially if the give-away is app owners only!!!). I guess the real question is how can you market, or expose, this app to members outside of our immediate community and more of a general iPhone user? The give-away can tie directly into that with enticing consumers who might not necessarily be as into longboarding as the fish members or magazine subscribers.

Maybe you can get everyone who is a fan on facebook and follower on twitter to re-post/tweet a small snippet about the app and the give-away contest combined with some flyers or adds at local skateshops... just a thought, I know you guys are better than I at promoting a magazine but I'm excited for this!

Best of luck!

**benmasters** · 11-23-2009 01:14 PM

everyone can start by doing simple stuff like putting it in their facebook status's ect...

**stirallyracer** · 11-23-2009 02:59 PM

Michael, I always got more pics so if you need new stuff for pics of the day, backgrounds, etc, let me know! =]

**skategeezer** · 11-23-2009 06:27 PM

send me pix!
send me pix!
mbrooke@interlog.com

**seabass101dg** · 11-23-2009 06:39 PM

It doesn't work....
It opens up for half a second then goes away.

**keziahlongboards** · 11-23-2009 07:07 PM

Works great!

Picture of the day would be sweet! just my 2 cents

**phil7153** · 11-25-2009 12:17 PM

will this be available for the droid in the near future?

**skategeezer** · 11-25-2009 12:45 PM

we're going to move to more platforms

for now, send me shots..
quiver shots...new purchase shots....group shots

just spread the word

or if you prefer, download the app and post cool shots on the wall

slowly, this will build

cheers

**Stupendous Man** · 11-25-2009 12:59 PM

UltyHuck - Thanks for the rep and the kind words.

MB, any decisions being made around the contest, or progress being made towards implementing any of the app ideas presented so far? The promotions you have lined up with the online shops are Very nice! Any chance you can include that black and white photo from the loading screen in the photo section? It was on the cover of the mag a little while back. All the cover photos are awesome and it would be great if you included them in the photo section, preferably without the text, just a clean photo.

**skategeezer** · 11-25-2009 02:41 PM

we can put that image up right now...no worries

I am slowly getting round to things...big chat on Friday with the application designers

thanks..and please, spread the word

cheers