2013: Great Memories, 2014: New You?

It’s that time of the year! I can't believe that tomorrow is already 2013's last day. I just want to wish you a very happy new year and may all your wishes come true. I bet 2014 will be even better than 2013!

Time to celebrate and think about the good memories of 2013

What if you could bring all your best moments of 2013 to life? AWESOME! Of course you can. Most of us love capturing moments and taking pictures with our smartphone, thanks to Instagram. We all have tons of photos!

2013 in review: Flipagram

Flipagram is a free app - available on the app store and Android-  where you can create and share a beautiful short video slideshow  using your photos, set to music you love. Just link up your Instagram account and pull directly from it. You can manually choose the length of each slide and when all that is done, you just choose a great song from your music library to go along with the Flipagram video.

Now it’s time to share your moments of awesomeness in 2013 on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and so on. It’s a great way to get a little nostalgic with your photos and get others to experience it with you.

You can check my Flipagram ‘Memories 2013’: http://flipagram.com/f/GSogR7Zq6d

New year, new me?

Every single time we set ourselves achievable goals for the next year. And every single time, it is a fiasco. Well, let me help you by introducing some apps that will encourage you achieving your goals.

• ‘Everest’ seems to be a great app! It is designed to help you live your dreams and focus on goals and achieve them along with the help of others. Steps towards your goal can be added as you need them. I really love this concept, unfortunately it is only available in the app store.
• Stress?! Need some chill-pill?  ‘Take a break’ is an app for you. It lets your stress melt away. Relax easily as you are voice-guided step by step. Choose a relaxing audio and begin your relaxation for 7 or 13 minutes. (ios-android)
• This is cliché: suddenly everyone wants to stop smoking (ha-ha). Maybe you will, with ‘QuitNow’!It is the most complete tool to quit smoking and it helps you to cope with anxiety. You’ll see the time since your last cigarette (minutes, days, hours,..), how many cigarettes you have avoided and most important: the money you have saved! (ios-android)
• If you want to lose weight, ‘Lose It!’ will help you to stay in your calorie budget. (ios – android)
• Last but not least: you want a date? There are plenty of dating apps, such as ‘Tinder’, ‘Badoo’, ‘Skout’ and many more. 

Hope you can achieve your goals! Happy 2014!

Author 
Brett Dufort - Application Inspiration
Student Digital Marketing at Ehsal Management school - ehsaldmc

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All The Single Ones, Meet Tinder!

Online dating, why not? In the U.S. it is the most common thing to do. Tinder is an app that sets people up with romantic matches by geographic proximity and age. It is how THE dating scene looks like for the millennial generation. So if you are single, if you want to meet some people or if you just want to have a laugh, download Tinder on your smartphone.

Oh no, hot or not?

Yes indeed, it is like the ‘hot or not’ game, hilarious! It allows users to swipe through the photos. If you click the heart button, it means you like the person. And if you swipe to the  left, you will never have to see that ugly face again. You only see some photos (profile pics), common Facebook friends and common Facebook ‘interests’. So yes, it is based on someone’s appearences. Users have to have Facebook, because Tinder uses your account.

Yaaay, I have a match!

When you like someone, the person won’t be aware of that. But if he or she likes you too, you have a match! After being matched, you are able to chat, share links to favorite poems (so not done), exchange numbers, or do whatever you want to do. I am not really good at this. The guys have to take the next step, right girls?

My experience as Misses Picky

I have downloaded the app because I was curious, and seriously, who doesn’t want to receive attention? Besides, I have heard a lot about this app so this made me want to check it out.

So I have decided to limit my ‘circle’ with boys of 21 to 26 years old and within a distance of maximum 30 kilometers. Unfortunately, this app made me realize –again- that I am Misses Picky! I only want the best, the most beautiful boys in the world. Why oh why? That is why I already worked through my circle, no boys anymore near Ghent, great... Only 5 likes and 4 re-likes (matches). And they didn’t even begin chatting with me, thanks guys. 

I have also noticed that there are some users who are already in a relationship. That is NOT what the app was made for actually. But stating the obvious, everyone loves attention, especially if it comes from the other sex. It is the best feeling when someone ‘likes’ you and you have a match, even if you are in a relationship.

On top of that, it is always so hilarious when you see someone you know, especially when they are lying about their age!

Tinder is just fun! So yes, I recommend you –the singles- to take a look at it.

What do you think of online dating nowadays?

Author 
Brett Dufort - Application Inspiration
Student Digital Marketing at Ehsal Management school - ehsaldmc

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