Hello,
My name is Lateef and I am building an Android (http://code.google.com/android/) application called Wer U At. The concept of my Android application is to create a way that enables other 3rd party web applications to easily deploy to the Android platform to reach mobile end users. And for mobile end users, my goal is to provide them a list of independently-developed applications on their phone to choose from. They can use one at a time or several at once. Instead of each web application out there having to hire someone like me to develop their app on Android, my software will allow them to do it themselves without the technical Android programming know-how. This ease of integration will lead to many numbers of web apps on Android, and an overall better experience for Android users.
I have recently started adding some independent applications onto my platform. If you have an application you would like end-users to see in my list, please click here to start the process of getting it posted. Meanwhile, below is a summary of what has already been added:
WerUAt Friends: (My wife came up with this idea, and so I developed this application for her) What's the first question you ask when you call someone on their cell phone? "Where you at?" Or, if you are fluent in the texting language... 'wer u at'?. By using the WerUAt Friends application, you will stop asking this boring 'where you at' question and maybe start talking about more interesting stuff with your friends, because the application will show you where your friends are at (if they want you to) at any given time. You, or they can always turn WerUAt Friends off or on whenever you want.
Socialserve.com: is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Their mission is to find and post information about affordable rental housing on its website and keep the availability status of each unit updated. Socialserve thinks their users will REALLY benefit from being able to drive around neighborhoods and see them in person while at the same time seeing the asking prices pop up on the screen with all the important rental information on the screen.
Panoramio.com: This website allows users to post their photos to a specific location on the map. The Android web application shows the available Panoramio pictures that are within a certain distance of your current GPS location. This application would be quite useful for someone who is a tourist or newcomer to any place in the world.
National Register of Historic Places: The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. This application maps the locations of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places and provides some info about each of them. There are over 80,000 locations in the United States!
The demo video showing the web applications is available on youtube. The demo is a bit out of date, so only the first few applications I integrated are shown. The video demonstrates the concept a lot better than I could explain it in a written description.
Summary: My idea is similar to Facebook 3rd party apps, and similar to the Android idea itself. The goal is to allow the most amount of apps to join up with minimal effort. With my platform, many other 3rd party web apps could benefit from Android without having to spend a lot of time and effort and technical programming know-how. While the most exciting 3rd party web apps are time and location based (housing for sale, nightlife events, status of your UPS package), all 3rd party web apps are welcome to join (all the grocery stores within a mile of your location, nearest car rental, etc).
Users of my Android app would have a list of many different applications on their screen to choose from. They can run the ones that are relevant to their current location and need. Some applications might come with a suggested set of other apps. For example, if they were looking for rental housing, they might also be interested in the app that shows them nearby grocery stores, bus stops, bars, etc).
One of the best byproducts of many different independently-created applications is the "Jelly Bean Effect". The combination of using a few different applications at the same time will produce some exciting flavors! I am creating another application called WerUAd, which will be an advertising model that will allow for revenue sharing with the developers of the 3rd party apps.
For developers who are interested in integrating into our platform: Our API docs should give you all the information you need. We do provide custom integrations. If you have that need, contact us.