Described as "the ultimate social marketplace for your inner geek," the Cosmunity app acts as a digital hub for geek culture. The startup offers an online ecosystem for all your transactional, social, media and event-related interactions in one place.
The web and mobile app enables users to interact socially but also brings in the transactional communication found at many conventions. Given that it speaks to geek culture, the app is designed to have a comic book look and feel. Regardless of what fandom you belong to, Cosmunity gives fans the opportunity to engage with each other, buy and sell goods and find out about real-life events when conventions come to an end. This is also a forum to show off photos and videos.
Geeky Fandom Marketplaces
The Cosmunity App is a Digital Hub for Geek Culture Post-Convention
Trend Themes
1. Geek Culture Marketplaces - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an online platform that caters specifically to geek culture enthusiasts, providing a hub for social interaction and transactional exchanges.
2. Integrated Social Marketplaces - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a web and mobile app that combines social interaction with transactional communication, creating a seamless experience for users.
3. Event-driven Fan Community Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a digital hub that connects fans of specific events or conventions, offering a platform for buying and selling merchandise, sharing photos and videos, and organizing real-life meetups.
Industry Implications
1. E-commerce - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the online shopping experience by creating a marketplace tailored to the needs and interests of geek culture enthusiasts.
2. Social Media - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinvent social media platforms by integrating transactional features, allowing users to seamlessly buy and sell goods within their social networks.
3. Event Management - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Disrupt the event management industry by offering a comprehensive digital platform that connects fans and facilitates interactions before, during, and after events.