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How What We Share Changes We What We
Drink
@gregavola
Who am I?
- Co-Founder, Lead Developer of Untappd
- Live in NYC - born outside of Boston, MA
- Specialize in PHP, jQuery, and MySQL
- Cameo on Man vs Food for 9 Seconds in 2010
@gregavola
What is Untappd?- “The Foursquare of Beer”
- Launched in Oct 2010, team of 3
- Over 120k+ Registered Users
-Over 4.3mm Check-ins
- 175k uploaded photos in 3 months
- Mobile Web and Native Platform (launched in Oct 2011)
- Social Integration with Foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook
- Social Achievements with Badges
Brewery Claiming Program- Launched on Jan 17th 2012
- Gives breweries access to insights, manage beers and interact with their customers
-- Over 500+ breweries have claimed (420 breweries, 80+ homebrewers)
-Real-time data analytics
- Direct Communication with Customers
- Free!
Case Study: Sharing VS Popular - AmericaWhat type of information do people share versus just check-in?
Top Shared Beers
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale
Bell’s Brewery Hopslam Ale
Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye
New Belgium Snow Day
Founders Breakfast Stout
Top Checked-in Beers
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Samuel Adams Winter Lager
Yueling Traditional Lager
Bud Light
Miller Lite
Coors Light
Case Study: Sharing VS Popular - UKWhat type of information do people share versus just check-in?
Top Shared Beers
Newcastle Brown Ale
Young’s Double Chocolate
BrewDog Punk IPA
Wychwood Hobgoblin
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Morland Old Speckled Hen
Top Checked-in Beers
Newcastle Brown Ale
BrewDog Punk IPA
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout
Bass Pale Ale
Boddington Pub Ale
Strongbow Cider
Case Study: Social Sharing
“Gaminifcation” on Untappd
- Drive Consumer Choices
- Provide incentives
- Friendly Competition
Case Study: Dogfish Head Ancient Ales- Drink 3 out of the 5 Ancient Ales by Dogfish Head
- Launched on May 2nd 2011
Case Study: Macro Vs Micro
Month Micro Micro
July 250k 46k
August 270k 41k
September 280k 39k
What is HTML5?- New Web/JavaScript Framework
- Easy to use, simple to learn
-You already know it
-Supported by All Modern Browsers
Pros and Cons of Mobile Web
Pros Cons
- Easy Development
- Cheaper than Native
- Multiple Platforms
- Access to some Native Components
- Fast Updates, no download required
- Lack of Exposure
- Can’t access Camera, Contacts or Network connection
- “Knowledge Barrier”
Solution?
The PhoneGap Solution
- Develop Native applications with HTML/CSS/JS
- Deploy to multiple App Stores
- Access Native Components, such as: Camera, Contacts, etc
Why PhoneGap?
- Open source and free
- Use your existing knowledge without hiring multiple teams for each platform
- Thriving community
Lessoned Learned for Mobile Web
- Build as an app, not a website
- Understand the platform before designing
- Test, test, test!
Questions?
Twitter: @gregavolaWeb: http://gregavola.meEmail: [email protected]
Untappd: http://untappd.com/user/gregavola