Today, I'm introducing a new app coming out for iPhone users, the "iPhone Inter-Active Business Card." I used ActiveRain and my iPhone to demo how it will work. Now it's not available just yet, I wanted to see what you think of it first. I'll be doing a follow-up post in the next couple weeks showing you how to get one of these iPhone apps that you can customize for your company and for your iPhone. I'm really excited about this one, mainly because I got to help design it. :-)
The "iPhone Bus Card" allows users to Interact with you from their iPhones. They can call you, email you, or visit your website, all at the touch of a button. The screens, tabs, links, and graphics you'll see in this video are all customizable. You can have it link to your office or business address, which uses Google Maps to provide location and directions. You can add video, or a link to your Blog, it even has the ability for text messaging and more.
My favorite feature is on the "about" tab, which lets you search our site. You can search nearly 1,000,000 posts, or 140,000 members right from your iPhone. For the past two weeks, I have been working with a developer who has helped put this all together. I think in the next week or so, it'll be ready to go public.
I can see how something like this could easily go viral at the iTunes store. I'm hoping this AR app will be available on itunes soon for you and others to download. Just remember, you saw it here first. The first Inter-Active ActiveRain iPhone Business Card. (Almost sounds like a commercial...sorry) In the weeks ahead, this could become one of the coolest and most popular iPhone apps in our Industry. Am I too Optimistic...
I think this will be a great marketing and social media networking tool. What better way to promote your company, get connected to the cellular world, create an application to perform exactly what you want and need, and allow clients, users, and friends to "Inter-Act" with you on many different levels. My guess is that this will be a huge hit once it's public and made available to ALL iPhone users. The added bonus? All iPhone owners can call any other iPhone owner for FREE! Why? Because all iPhone users are currently on AT&T. iPhone Users and Projections.
My goal: Make sure the ActiveRain family and friends get first shot at this, so stay tuned...
Cool! I'm in line here waiting to get a shot at it too!
Thanks!
That is slick and makes me think that my dinosaur TREO needs to go.
Wow May have to think about getting an I Phone I need to upgrade here.
Brad you never cease to amaze me, great job on that iphone app!
That's just way too cool!
I can't wait until AT&T's exclusivity with the I-Phone expires so I can get one too!
Thank you, as always, Brad for yet another informative and well crafted blog.
All the best to you my friend.
Brad, that looks AWESOME! Can't wait!
One thing I missed was how do we get the card to other iPhone users?
Cool Tool! I am working really hard to be able to get a new phone and had not really decided which one to buy.....YOU just helped me make up my mind! Keep us posted!
Oh my, it looks like this is a great app! Way to go! Bravo!
Mike - now if I told you that, I'd be giving up my "thunder" for the next post that shows you how...
Seriously though, it will be an easy process. I Just wanted to see what kind of interest there is for an app like this.
I love mine for accessing AR. I forgot to mention, it has a mortgage calculator too! {{whoot!}}
This sounds pretty cool. I don't have an iPhone, but I still like to keep up with what's out there. It may trickle down to the Treo eventually.
Too cool, Brad! Too cool!!!
That is great. I cant't until that comes out.
That is way cool. I will be checking back to get it the first day it is out.
Can we do that on Blackberry?? ; ) ~ JC
PS Has anyone on Active Rain compared the iphone to the newest Blackberrys?
I use a Blackberry because AT&T coverage here is terrible so I can't use the iPhone. Darn! See you tomorrow night.
Brad I so can't wait for this app. You must let me know the minute it comes out. I am alsways on AR with my iPhone this would be the bomb!
Hi Brad - You are so clever! This looks as if it could have a lot of potential. Good for you and I hope it sells a zillion or two.
I didn't jump on the iPhone bandwagon. I just don't get it. I knew I wouldn't watch videos or surf the web or even listen to music on it. I don't even text that much. I'm all business when it comes to my Smart Phone. I just need it to synchronize with Outlook for the most part. And I think the iPhone runs on a Palm platform doesn't it? I won't even get started on that one =P So I got a Palm Treo e755, but it runs Windows Mobile v6. It can actually do everything the iPhone can, but I like to be different. I couldn't get an iPhone. Everyone else did! LOL
You keep outdoing yourself. I may also have to stop following you as you're giving me an inferiority complex:)
If the IPhone was infrared and opened lock boxes Id have one!! I keep asking. But till then I'm stuck with my smartphone
I feel like i'm always 10 steps behind. Everytime I thinkI'm making progress you come up with something new.
Brad, I'm standing in line waiting for this one!
Seems pretty interesting. I'll certainly watch for the future post. Anytime there is a new application for the iPhone, I am interested.
Brad this sounds like a cool application! Sprint, my current cell phone provider doesn't carry the iphone. This question may be stupid, but can we create one of those business cards for our site without actually owning an iphone? Again, sorry if this is a stupid question...
You are really, really good. This is one cool application!
I have an iPhone, and I have bookmarked this post. I am afraid of smart phones. I am afraid they are smarter than many of us.
Backwards hat Brad, very nice app! Looking forward to seing it coming to an iphone near me. Good work there partner.
Backwards hat Brad, very nice app! Looking forward to seing it coming to an iphone near me. Good work there partner.
Oh, no another app for my ever growing apps for my iphone. Of course my 19-mo-old thinks it's just the best toy in the world! Thanks. ~Rita
Looking forrward to this. So happy to see all these applications for the iPhone to make this such a cool business tool. Maybe the next application they can come up with is how to maintan battery power. Or better yet, some kind of solar application for solar charging.
Yeah!
Exciting application... us Verizon users are still waiting for the iPhone... grrrrrrrr.
Brad, Bring it on. iPhone users are early adopters and we're ready and waiting. Rich
That is a too cool app! Can't wait to get! I'll keep my eye for when it available! Thanks for your efforts!
I'm in! I couldn't wait for my Verizon Contract to end last fall. Getting my iPhone has really helped me stay connected, and get work done quickly on the road. I love it!
This is awesome, I can't wait for it to come out.
Sounds like a really neat application. We'll have to check on that one! Thanks!
now why doesn't anyone bring out such cool apps for all us crackberry BB users? You guys have all the fun!
Where's the blackberry love! :-)
Sounds great but I have a Blackberry Curve...anything coming out for the RIM platform? Shortly thereafter? *this is what wishful thinking looks like*
Why is it that when you write about one thing, it always attracts the other? LOL~
If I wrote about Verizon, I'd get all the AT&T comments. If I wrote about Pizza Hut, I'd get all the Round Table comments. Geeeezzz, I can only do so much here guys, how about just one app and one post at a time? ROFLMAO!! :-)
So for all you Blackberry CrackBerry fans like Jeff Corbett out there, do what I did............ visualize!!!
Maybe Jeff can work on this one since he's the AR Blackberry Boy! :-))
Great work! Aside from being an interactive business card, it's paperless - much more eco-friendly! Thanks for sharing!
Brad,
Thanks for keeping us on the cutting edge! It'll be interesting to see it's numerous uses!
This might be what I need to dump my Treo. I was already thinking that an iphone i need. Now I know!
Nice work.
I'll take a look when it comes out!
I love my Iphone and everyday they are coming out with more and better apps! SOme of them are very exciting!
Brad: As always.. another great post... Hmmm should I trade in my BB ???
Brad - I will gladly not mention anything about Blackberry...as soon as you send me an iPhone. Thanks! Haha. I have serious iPhone envy, but for now am stuck with a Blackberry. I have AT&T, just can't seem to get my price justification speech together enough to win over my wife. Maybe an Apple test market similar to Growth Leader? Come on Bob, how about it? Haha.
Great, we will try this out and report back. Very exciting!
Brad, you are just TOO MUCH...Such a busy boy...thanks again for all you do for us here at AR>>>
wow-what will thy com up with next? Thanks for the tutorial. I'm actually up for a nw phone.
Since this post, there have been two "NEW" additions added...
1. A mortgage calculator, nice for quick and easy payment calculations.
2. The More Property Info Button: This allows a user to be in front of a house or in a neighborhood and email you their interest in either the property or the neighborhood. It works based on the built in GPS that comes on the iPhone 3G.
Now, your client could be standing in front of a house, click on "I am Interested in This Property" and an email would be sent to the agent and themselves giving a map, the coordinates, and a photo (with links) of the location of this property.
I can see this as a really useful tool for your buyers, all the while keeping you inter-connected with your clients "likes" and "dislikes" of particular properties and neighborhoods. This should be coming out next week. I'm really excited about sharing this with you all....
Brad - You're going to make me go buy an iPhone just so I can play with this, aren't you? Grrrrr.
Ok Tony - I'm convinced already!! lol You won't regret it. :-)
I love it and can't wait. It will become my favorite app Brad. I hope it is a free app to AR members. Though there could be tens of thousands of us soon, only a few hundred now I would guess. I sure am glad Gary talked me to sticking with my original choice of the iPhone. I love it, love it ,love it.
Brad, I don't have a language translator handy but this comment is trying to tell you that your article is very well done and i appreciate you alerting me of these new features. I look forward to your follow up post on this on when it's available. Thanks Brad.
I just spoke with Zvika who helped me create this, and it's looking pretty good for a launch next week. I'm waiting for him to set things up so we can make this public. There will be some opportunities for our AR members to do the same thing I did here, just waiting for the details and his confirmation now...
we're almost there.
I'm totally excited about this! My iPhone was a great investment!
Myra - Not as excited as I am.
I was just informed by APPLE that the ActiveRain Business Card App shown in the video above, is now available at the iTunes store! I just checked and YES, it's there!!!!!!
And it's FREE!! WOOOOHOOOO!! Yeah! :-)
From iTunes on your computer: just search "ActiveRain" or click here. http://itunes.com/app/activerain
From your iPhone: just click on the AppStore Icon, then the search tab and type in "ActiveRain" then install.
I am totally excited today!!! Off to write the post about it now...
Brad - Very cool, and the apps don't stop coming. I can't wait to get an iPhone.
So glad I came across this post! Going to download the app now! I assume this will work with the 1st generation iPhone?!
Nicky - it should work, give it a try and let me know. Remember, you can create your own business card just like this one if you like it. :-)
I finally got a new phone (my old Treo was four years old) and got the iPbone! Am totally digging it! Will get the AR ap shortly!
Carol - that's awesome, you'll never want another phone after you start using and get used to your iphone.
Too many great tools and simply put, they are just too much fun! :-)
Brad - I must have been blind because this blog has been up for a long time and for some reason I have looked past it. For some reason it jumped out at me today. Pretty neat video and I am headed to iTunes to check out the App.
Sam - you can get one of these apps setup for your business, that's really why I posted this. I wanted everyone to see the options and how the iPhone business card could be created and customized for YOUR business. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks. :-)
Brad - Thanks for responding and I am excited to give this a try.
Wow I can't believe that I didn't see this before! Where have I been? I am downloading it right now...
Thanks!
Wow I missed this group and this post...going to sign up now!
Thanks Brad!!
Margaret
That's Funny Margaret - I just had someone contact me Monday asking how they could get an iPhone Bus Card app created for their business? They contacted me through the app, it still works great! :-)