Hi Everybody,
UPDATE: The app was approved and is live in the App Store! Also, the Android version is live on Google Play and an Amazon version is coming soon, pending review. Check it out, everybody!
- iOS App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-poetry/id863643178?ls=1&mt=8
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jasonschroeder.socialpoetry
Social Poetry takes the traditional “found poetry” style of composition, perhaps better known as “magnetic poetry” because of the ubiquitous kits, and puts a new social media spin on it, by dynamically generating word magnets from posts by the people and pages that you like on Facebook. That means you get a completely different set of words every time you fire up the app! The app encourages users to share their creations on Facebook, on Twitter, as well as a “Community Gallery” that is viewable inside the app for all app users worldwide (this is done by uploading to the app’s Facebook page, and then the app pulls those photos to display in the gallery).
An earlier draft of the app pulled words from your news feed (meaning words were always from your actual friends), and tagged them when you posted your poem to Facebook, but the new FB Graph 2.0 rules now make it impossible to get the “read_stream” permission necessary to do this unless you are basically creating a Facebook app for a platform that doesn’t have an official one (which means you pretty much don’t get it). I appealed with no luck when they denied my request, but if the app gets a large enough audience, I’ll try again. So for now, we’ll make do with pulling words from your “likes.” Sigh.
The app is free and ad-supported, with an in-app purchase to remove ads and allow customization of font & color, as well as the ability to create new word magnets by typing in custom text. But for you, my fellow Corona developers, you will be able to unlock all that in-app goodness for FREE by following the steps found here: http://socialpoetry.jasonschroeder.com/launchparty
Anyway, here’s a short video tutorial I’m including in the app and some screenshots to whet your appetite while I wait for Apple’s approval. You can also keep tabs on the app by following @socialpoetryappon Twitter or liking the app at http://www.facebook.com/socialpoetryapp. And I’ve created a simple marketing page for the app at http://www.socialpoetryapp.com. Thanks for reading!
-Jason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRm87eHJ_Y
