Getmii (app)

Getmii

Getmii app icon on iOS 9
Original author(s) Getmii, Inc.
Developer(s) Max Meyer, Darryl Lau, Matthias Juergens
Development status Active
Operating system iOS, Android
Size 47.7 MB
Available in English, Spanish
Type On Demand
Website getmii.com

Getmii is an on demand mobile application for every service, question and good created by Max Meyer, Darryl Lau and Matthias Juergens.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Using the application, users post whatever they need and wait for others nearby to respond. Each post stays on the app for a limited time, after which the post is deleted. The app is available for download on iOS and Android.[9][10][3]

History

In early 2015, the founders were in Bangkok, Thailand developing a logistics application. Inspired in part by the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake, they expanded the platform beyond logistics to allow posts of all kinds, including emergency disaster relief.[1][3][4] Getmii CTO Juergens led product development which took place over 2.5 months in Bangkok, Thailand. Getmii held its first pilot test with the Red Cross Central Donation Center in Nepal on September 10, 2015, before launching officially on Monday, April 4, 2016.[1][3][4][5][6][8]

Getmii currently works out of their office space at the Harvard Launch Lab, where they currently run marketing operations and employ several interns for Boston colleges.

Features

The Need Feed

The "Need Feed" tab 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.[11][12][13][14]

Groups

Any user can create a private group and invite others via a unique link.

The "Editors of Wikipedia" Group can be joined by downloading the app and visiting the following link on mobile: http://bit.ly/1pLP6zg

Glory

Users earn "Glory," which is measured in points.[13] Users earn "Glory" through the following actions:[15]

Anonymous Posting

Users can choose to post or respond anonymously. An anonymous poster retains anonymity within the private chat.[15][16] The feature is similar to anonymous posting app Yik Yak.[17]

Private Chat

After a user clicks "I'm interested" on any need, he or she enters into a private chat with the poster. From here, a user can share contact information, chat for fun and share location.[18]

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.[16]

Facebook Login

As two major concerns with transactions are credibility and quality assurance, the application requires users to log in with an active Facebook account.[13] The application automatically pulls the users first name and profile picture from Facebook.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New ‘Getmii’ app has roots in Spearfish - Black Hills Pioneer: Local News". bhpioneer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Getmii | CrunchBase". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pubbi, Parul (October 12, 2015). "The California Tech" (PDF). Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Burgin, Aaron (November 3, 2015). "The Coast News". The Coast News Group. The Coast News Group. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Uh Oh Google Meet Getmii". Hair And Beauty News by HairBoutique,com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  6. 1 2 "Getmii Digital Campaigining". www.hairboutique.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  7. ↑ "Descargar aplicación Getmii gratis para Android e iOS". SomosGeek. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  8. 1 2 "Domingo - El Universal – Revista semanal - Descarga esta app para solicitar ayuda humanitaria". www.domingoeluniversal.mx. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  9. ↑ "Getmii on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Getmii - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  11. ↑ "Getmii makes fetch happen - The Boston Globe". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  12. ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/cherbear71/10-most-concerning-posts-on-getmii-1vssa
  13. 1 2 3 "Getmii: Whatever you need, Getmii helps you find it now.". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  14. ↑ "What Do You Need?". Smashd - Tech | Culture | Hustle. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  15. 1 2 "10 Most Concerning Posts On Getmii". buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  16. 1 2 "Get your Getmii By: Fiza Arshad". www.odysseysmag.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  17. ↑ "A 22-year-old's guide to Yik Yak, the super-hot anonymous gossip app that schools are banning". Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  18. ↑ "What Do You Need?". Smashd - Tech | Culture | Hustle. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  19. ↑ "What Do You Need?". Smashd - Tech | Culture | Hustle. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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