This New App Provides a Second Opinion on Potential Purchases
Katherine Pendrill — July 6, 2015 — Tech
References: pinandtucker & bustle
'Pin and Tucker' is a new mobile app that allows users to ask their friends for a second opinion on their potential purchases. The app was created by Anthula Nunes and Tracie Wagman, who both realized that they often found themselves facing the dreaded shopping dilemma of whether or not to make a purchase. To combat unnecessary spending and regret-ridden purchases, they developed an app that would help them get a second opinion while shopping.
To use the app, you must begin by making a personal profile. Then upload a photo of an item you are considering purchasing. Other users will provide you with outfit advice and vote on whether or not you should purchase the item in question. The app is compatible with Twitter and Facebook, meaning you can easily ask for the opinion of friends and family. When you're not shopping, you can also use the app to offer your opinion on other user's potential purchases as well.
Perfect for indecisive shoppers, this app will ensure that you can get a friend's approval on a purchase even when you are shopping solo.
To use the app, you must begin by making a personal profile. Then upload a photo of an item you are considering purchasing. Other users will provide you with outfit advice and vote on whether or not you should purchase the item in question. The app is compatible with Twitter and Facebook, meaning you can easily ask for the opinion of friends and family. When you're not shopping, you can also use the app to offer your opinion on other user's potential purchases as well.
Perfect for indecisive shoppers, this app will ensure that you can get a friend's approval on a purchase even when you are shopping solo.
Trend Themes
1. Social Shopping - The trend of using social media and apps to get opinions on potential purchases creates opportunities for personalized shopping experiences and targeted marketing strategies.
2. Crowdsourced Decision-making - The trend of relying on the collective wisdom of a community to make purchase decisions presents opportunities for platforms that facilitate this process and offer valuable insights to users.
3. Personalized Recommendations - The trend of using friends' opinions to curate personalized recommendations for shopping opens up opportunities for AI-driven recommendation engines to incorporate social data and enhance user experiences.
Industry Implications
1. E-commerce - The e-commerce industry can leverage friend-approved shopping apps to enhance customer engagement, increase conversions, and gather valuable consumer insights.
2. Social Media - The social media industry can explore integration opportunities with friend-approved shopping apps to enhance user engagement, expand user base, and drive ad revenue.
3. AI and Recommendation Systems - The AI and recommendation systems industry can develop sophisticated algorithms to power friend-approved shopping apps, enabling more accurate and personalized product recommendations.
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